Episode #44 - Marta Allina, Seoul Startups
Marta is the Founder of Seoul Startups, an international community partner of Tokyo FinTech, leading a startup community in Korea with an online and an offline presence, and currently more than 1,300 members.
Having experienced Korea as a child when her father became a diplomat in post-communism Poland, Marta wanted to spread her wings upon graduating, returned to the country on a Korean government-sponsored scholarship program - and has never left. Joining Samsung Electronics upon graduation, after passing the regular strict recruitment tests, Marta became a model employee, excelling at the Samsung company song & dance in front of the executive team. Fast forward a few years, she has supported many startups through an acceleration program, has founded Seoul Startups to create a more formal support structure, in particular for foreign founders, and is also engaged with integration programs for North Korean refugees.
A personal story in which many of us might find some resemblance to our own path, told with witty humor and a sharp eye for commonalities and differences across cultures.
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