Zenos Schmickrath and Yoan Kamalski are the founders of Hmlet (pronounced Hamlet) – a housing and lifestyle service that originated in Singapore. Zenos and Yoan discuss why services like AirBnB or regular apartment rentals fail at providing

[Ep.5] Ask Ajumma, Following Your Passion, and Starting Your Business as a Foreigner with Maria Lee

Sep 7th, 2015 27m 8s

Maria Lee is CEO of Ask Ajumma, a virtual concierge service in Korea.Maria is an American living Seoul, who jumped into her first business after realizing the daily challenges that foreigners face when living in Korea. In this episode, Mari

[Ep.4] EXTRA: Customers First, Product & Investors Later

Sep 2nd, 2015 6m 42s

In this extra episode, I recall a conversation that I had with a new startup founder while attending Startup Grind (hosted at Google Campus Seoul). Rather than focusing on getting investment or building the final product, I recommend early en

[Ep.3] The Pension Business in Korea and How to Launch Your Startup at Work with Dennis Lee

Aug 27th, 2015 19m 12s

Dennis Lee is CEO of Pentui, a pension booking app in Korea.In this episode, I visit Dennis at his office in Seoul to learn more about the pension business in Korea. Dennis tells how he was able to start his business while working at Hanintel

[Ep.2] Hackathons, Teaching Yourself to Code, and Being Open to Change with Ahyrun Moon

Aug 20th, 2015 30m 1s

Ahyrun Moon is one of the founders of Etch, a new keyboard app that was created at the popular LAUNCH hackathon is San Francisco.Ahryun is originally from Korea, but studied and worked in the US as a financial analyst.In this episode, Ahryu

[Ep.1] Building Global Products, Core Values, and Pro Gaming with John S. Kim

Aug 17th, 2015 40m 25s

John S. Kim is CEO of JIVER, a Techstars London alum, and previously CEO of Paprika Lab (acquired by GREE).In this episode, John tells what it's like being a part of Techstars London (hint: it's not all fish & chips), and how his company pivo

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