{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Startup Junkies Podcast","title":"How Korean Founders Break Into the US Market: Founder Interviews from Startup Crawl 2024","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d952950b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2624,"description":"What does it take for a startup from Korea to break into the US market? Four founders share how they're doing it.\nRecorded live at Startup Crawl in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this episode features founders from the Korea Global Expansion Accelerator. They build AI companion robots for isolated seniors, AI-powered lead generation, classroom analytics for early childhood education, and hotel operations software. We also go inside RISE Arkansas, a no-cost program for tech and tech-enabled startups. The episode closes with a look at how Startup Crawl grew from one building to a downtown-wide event.\nIn this episode:\n✅ AI companionship for aging populations\n✅ Selling without a network in relationship-driven markets\n✅ Asian business data for US brands\n✅ AI insights into how young kids play and learn\n✅ Tech vs. tech-enabled startups\n✅ Why staying power matters in entrepreneurial support\n⏱️Chapters:\n 0:00 Introduction\n 0:20 Live from Startup Crawl 2024\n 0:55 From Hong Kong IT to senior care\n 2:24 AI companion robots for isolated seniors\n 5:05 Selling in Asia without connections\n 7:45 How AI lead generation works\n 9:32 Asian business data for US brands\n 13:10 AI that tracks how preschoolers play and learn\n 15:08 From Hasbro toy designer to edtech founder\n 17:40 RISE Arkansas: free support for tech startups\n 18:30 Tech vs. tech-enabled startups\n 20:02 109 startups in 101 days\n 27:58 Hotel operations tech from Korea\n 33:58 How Startup Crawl grew from 2019 to 2024\n 36:55 Why staying power matters\nFeatured guests:\nLouis Lee, CMO, Wonderful Platform: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisleedonguk/\nJay Lee, Co-founder & CSO, DeepSales: https://deepsales.com/\nSarah No, Head of Product, PlayTag: https://playtag.ai/\nStephen Park, Do What\nChris Adams & Kate Lockridge, RISE Arkansas: risearkansas.org\n-----\n🎧 Follow the Startup Junkies Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode, like, subscribe, and share it with a friend.\nThe Startup Junkies Podcast is...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VIqyFnVoemaY16I1CQ_9OtsZkjBwg6MwfUeTfBb7LPw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMTg0/ODVhOTk1ZmFiOTQ2/MWM3YTk4MTcxOTg3/NmY5Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}