Shanna. 22, an undergraduate from Singapore. Currently living in Seoul and interning at VentureSquare. Interested in tech ventures / startups. Fluent in English, Chinese, Korean and currently picking up Japanese. 언어학 4학년생. 한영 번역가. 소셜 미디어/SNS Twitter: @hangukdrama Email: shannatan@venturesquare.net
On July 23, startup incubator Fast Track Asia announced the launch of Fast Track Asia Lab, which aims to create IT services that are in line with the needs of the new mobile era. Fast Track Asia Lab aims to position itself as a fast…
Mobile social dating services is not a brand new idea and there are already several apps available in the global market. Yet, TTTing offers a refreshing angle to the service by focusing not on the singles themselves, but on potential matchmakers – which expands its…
Although under the NHN corporation, messenger app LINE was released under Naver Japan and its user base are mostly outside Korea. LINE has 43 million registered users just within 1 year of its release but in its home country, it barely has a presence, both…
KakaoTalk has just released their own cyber money called ‘Chocos’, which is similar to Cyworld’s ‘acorns’ profit model. Kakaotalk released the announcement on the 26th and the new term of service will be in effect from the 28th. ‘Chocos’ is a cyber money where users…
Ever had the experience of needing wifi in a cafe or mall but unable to access any hotspots? For those in Korea, this will be less of a problem, with most cafes and public areas having hotspots. Even so, majority of the hotspots are locked…
Thank you for the positive response to our first praise relay series published two weeks ago. IDINCU, the recipient of the first relay, has decided to show their support for the series by offering their OpenSurvey service to all future winners for free (10 uses…
‘I really like Korea but I can’t speak Korean, so I’m apprehensive about exploring alone. So I had no choice but to go on the same packaged tour every year. This is already my 3rd time.’Many of us have similar experiences of wanting to explore…
Ever had an amazing idea but not sure how to go about realizing it, or even who to share your idea with? RealWants, a Korean startup founded early this year, aims to provide the platform and to form a community where anyone and everyone can…
‘The mobile industry is currently at its peak with incredible opportunities not seen in the last 10 years, should I also do something?’We believe that many designers / developers are thinking along the same lines. Some may not want to go as far as to…
It’s indeed a period of startup craze. Startup-related events and conferences are held every few days and a wide variety of startups are getting attention both from traditional media and also the online social media. Youth entrepreneurship is running on a high and there is…
1 team, 7 members, 10 years together. 10 years is a period long enough for many changes to take place, and it is amazing that not just one or two, but all seven members have managed to stay together over the period. However, this shows…
In a previous article, we mentioned that VentureSquare is starting a ‘praise relay’ where companies are encouraged to praise startups and to give them some form of encouragement as they try to find their place in the industry, This series will be running once every…
Using an Android device and looking for a good notepad app? Social & Mobile’s ColorNote may be just the right solution for you.ColorNote is an Android application released in 2009 and it is a simple, yet powerful smartphone notepad that allows users to create notes…
Tests and exams are the bane of students. However, the process of creating questions, formatting the exam and the process of marking is also a difficult process for teachers. TKD aims to simplify the process for teachers with their solution: Testbuilder. TKD, which stands for…
