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Comment on TWiSt Seoul 2 Pitch Competition Starts Tomorrow! by Congratulations to Between, Winner of Twist Seoul 2! | Seoul Space: Startup Incubator. Coworking Hub. IT Blog. Localization Agency.

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:42:33 +0000

[...] started with almost 50 applications, and it came down to five amazing companies pitching on Saturday. All of them blew away the audience, the Twist Seoul judges, our sponsors, [...]

Comment on TWiST Seoul Starts Tomorrow! by "This Week In Startups" Seoul » Congratulations to Between, Winner of Twist Seoul 2!

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:20:00 +0000

[...] started with almost 50 applications, and it came down to five amazing companies pitching on Saturday. All of them blew away the audience, the Twist Seoul judges, our sponsors, [...]

Comment on Kakao Talk Passes 16 Million Users, Now Where’s The Profit? by Do Chinese People Look Like Korean Celebrities?

Do Chinese People Look Like Korean Celebrities? — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:56:05 +0000

[...] to achieve success similar to other Korean apps that emigrated beyond the peninsula. The oft cited Kakao Talk messaging app now claims 19 million users globally. Air Penguin, a casual game that [...]

Comment on Do Korean Women Render Potential Entrepreneurs Impotent? by Seoul’s Top Entrepreneur Runs for Mayor (or not…)

Seoul’s Top Entrepreneur Runs for Mayor (or not…) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:24:02 +0000

[...] Independent entrepreneurs have not occupied a high place in Korea’s social hierarchy for the past 50 years. The routes to prestige have been working at one of Korea’s large Chaebol conglomerates, entering civil service or becoming a career academic. The respect being shown to this candidate who is known for succeeding in spite of straying from the traditional path could be a sign that society is changing. And I’d say that holds true weather or not Ahn wins. [...]

Comment on Blaming Batteries, BlackBerry Delays Kakao Talk Release Again by Do Chinese People Look Like Korean Celebrities?

Do Chinese People Look Like Korean Celebrities? — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:19:06 +0000

[...] it hopes to achieve success similar to other Korean apps that emigrated beyond the peninsula. The oft cited Kakao Talk messaging app now claims 19 million users globally. Air Penguin, a casual game [...]

Comment on The Country that Killed Wal-Mart by We Carry Thousands of Items… but People Love our Cheap Pizza

We Carry Thousands of Items… but People Love our Cheap Pizza — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:04:19 +0000

[...] Before the Lunar New Year holidays in Korea I wrote about Korea as the country that “killed” Wal-Mart. This week I’m going to continue the series with a quick introduction to the big box stores or 대형마트 that lead the market. (Like my last post, this one draws on data from Daumsoft. I explained the methodology inthis post.) [...]

Comment on Two Korean Startups Compete at Tech Crunch Disrupt Beijing by Pitch Tips from TechCrunch Disrupt Finalist Moglue

Pitch Tips from TechCrunch Disrupt Finalist Moglue — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:59:19 +0000

[...] couple weeks ago I wrote about Moglue and Sha.kr, two Korean companies that pitched during the Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt in Beijing. [...]

Comment on Ticketmonster gobbles up DailyPick for 10 billion Won by Podcast Power! Talking tech from Seoul to Beijing | AsianTalks.com

Podcast Power! Talking tech from Seoul to Beijing | AsianTalks.com — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:00:53 +0000

[...] like Kakao Talk or the clone apps similar to the ones in the US. But other big stories like TicketMonster selling to LivingSocial, stuff with connections to the Valley that people feel they can relate to, [...]