When Seoul Startups was started in the spring of 2017, the Korean startup ecosystem was a community desert. Not only were there no English-speaking meetups, events, workshops,… Read more “International Startup Communities in Korea”
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Korea Startup Scene in 2023 (disclaimer: very subjective!)
With every turn of the year, we ask ourselves what the new one will bring. As the year of Black Rabbit looms upon us, here are some… Read more “Korea Startup Scene in 2023 (disclaimer: very subjective!)”
Is the Korean startup scene really that great?
Recently renowned global news outlets have been blazing news coverage about the supremacy of the Korean startup ecosystem and how the next great thing is going to… Read more “Is the Korean startup scene really that great?“
Korea Startup scene – you piss me off, but I still love you
The good, the bad and what we need to fix.
The sweet taste of decadent at Sweet Jane’s
<This post is an extended version of part of my article that appeared in April’s Seoul Magazine> The nicest things come as surprises. I would have never… Read more “The sweet taste of decadent at Sweet Jane’s”
[Week of failure] How I failed and survived
“실패는 결과 아니라 과정이다 : Failure is not a result, it’s a process.” This post is contribution to Week of Failure. I first heard these wise… Read more “[Week of failure] How I failed and survived”
[2017.3.25] Whisky Experience in GladLive
A gentleman starts drinking only in the afternoon. And as Gagnam is the Seoul’s mecca of the young, beautiful nobility, last Saturday’s Whisky (and Whiskey) Experience event… Read more “[2017.3.25] Whisky Experience in GladLive”
On being a bartender
This was originally supposed to be a text about being a woman-bartender, but somehow in the thought process of mine it became to all the women and… Read more “On being a bartender”
She was sitting there, sipping on her martini : On being a woman and going to a bar alone
<Edgar Degas, Dans un cafe: L’Absinthe,1875-6. Musee d’Orsay, Paris> It so happens that one of my recent gigs required me to write up a few short recommendations… Read more “She was sitting there, sipping on her martini : On being a woman and going to a bar alone”
Angry Polish Girl 