1. The Korean Start-Up
World
May, 2012
W. Ryan Huddleston
wryanhuddleston@gmail.com
+82-10-5533-3042
Blog: http://ryanceoseminar.blogspot.com
2. Ryan Huddleston
TWO years in Korea
SEMINAR hosting
experiences
REPRESENTATIVE of
Korean companies
EXPERIENCE working at a
Korean startup company
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3. My Experience with
Korean Startups:
1. Characteristics
2. Obstacles
3. Advantages
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4. Verbal and Non-Verbal
Cues: Attitude
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5. Hierarchy Confusion
Women as CEO’s
Women as Managers
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8. Obstacle: Early Stage
Capital
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9. Obstacle: Path to Follow
CUSTOMERS
• Identify upcoming
PRODUCT problems
TEAM • Set Priorities
• Align
BUSINESS MODEL the team
•
FINANCIALS Measure progress over
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10. Obstacle: Path to Exit
“The Chaebol don‟t buy
companies”
said Chester Roh.
“They don’t need to.
They just call you up and
say
„We‟ll give you a
good job.‟”
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11. Obstacles: Working
Harder vs. Working
Smarter
*Get Advice
*Get Feedback
*Carefully choose your
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12. Obstacles: Silicon Valley
VC Feedback on Korean
Startups
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13. Advantage: Korea
“Our economy can no
longer rely on the
conglomerates. This is
the 21st century. We need
another instrument for
economic growth.”
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14. Advantage: Korean
Startups
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