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Korean Government Has Initiated K-Startup Grand Challenge Program for Foreign Startups to Incorporate in Korea As a supporter of Founders Space, we are happy to announce that  Korean government has initiated K-Startup Grand Challenge program for foreign startups to incorporate in Korea. The website states that "the Korean government has been injecting $2 Billion USD into its startup ecosystem in order to boost entrepreneurship, foster its venture industry and encourage international cooperation. The program is sponsored by the top Korean companies which can give the opportunity interact and work closely with them. Any startups with non-Korean, foreign citizen CEO can apply and aim to expand into the Korean market. There is no limit on the applicant’s business stage. Check out the video below.

Adolfo & Greg Talk About Trending Weekly Tech News Adolfo Foronda and Greg Viloria discuss the weekly tech news in their mind's eye. Check it out!

Adolfo & Greg Talk About Trending Weekly Tech News Adolfo Foronda and Greg Viloria discuss the weekly tech news in their mind's eye. Check it out!

Founders Space and its partners bring some great tech events to the SF Tech and Silicon Valley Areas Hey Nerds! We have got some great events at Founders Space . Use our Nerd Stalker Discount 25OFF at checkout to get your 25% discount (c/o Captain Hoff above). Full disclosure, I am a volunteer mentor at Founders Space. Check out their events below:

Hey Nerds! We have got some great events at Founders Space . Use our Nerd Stalker Discount 25OFF at checkout to get your 25% discount(c/o Captain Hoff above). Full disclosure, I am a volunteer mentor at Founders Space. Check out their events below:

Picture courtesy of Founders Space Founders Space 's Steve Hoffman , aka Capt. Hoff" share his startup tips on "Mentors." In this segment he explains what you should look for in a mentor and his thoughts on characteristics of a good mentor. Check out what Steve has to say.

What happens when you merge Waze and Uber together to help stranded motorists? That would be Lyfeboat . Lyfeboat is an app that matches stranded motorists with the nearest good samaritan or should I say the nearest trained good samaritan. We interview, Phat Le , co-founder at Lyfeboat on their service. Phat is also alumni of Founders Space where he honed the business model. He also shares a beta launch of a new addition to their service that makes car ownership easy. Check it out!

Swizzle.fm Screenshot With all the videos out there, sometimes we need recommendation help from our friends. That is what Ian Lee and Nick Szabo of Swizzle.fm promises. We met these startup entrepreneurs at Founders Space 's "The Future of Korea" event last year and we caught up with them to hear about their new revision of their product. Originally, Swizzle.fm was a social music playlist platform, like a "Quora for Music Recommendation" and now they announced their new beta will be focused on sharing your favorite music videos. Watch Ian and Nick as they demo about their product, share how they founded their startup and talk about expanding their business strategy.

Have a startup? Looking for funding? Here are some events to help you find some potential funding opportunities in February from Founders Space . Check them out!

l Have a startup? Looking for funding? Here are some events to help you find some potential funding opportunities in the holidays from Founders Space . Check them out!

l Have a startup? Looking for funding? Here are some events to help you find some potential funding opportunities from Founders Space. 

We recently caught up with Steve Hoffman, CEO of Founders Space, to discuss his advice on closing a funding round. Through the school of mistakes, Steve shares 5 tips on how he has learned to close funding even though is mainly a Nerd. Check it out!

Startups, start your engines! Here is the event you want to be at if you need some angel funding or seed funding. We speak with Steve Hoffman, CEO and co-founder of Founders Space on their Angel Pitch event on September 25 at Founders Space. Steve talks about the event and what you need to pitch an angel. Let's listen in.

Picture Courtesy of Founders Space If you are bullish on the Internet of Things,(IoT) you will love this.  In this video, we sat down with Founders Space CEO an angel investor, Steve Hoffman on why everyone is bullish on IoT and why you should be. Exciting times ahead. 

On September 24, Founders Space is holding a Venture Capital(VC) and Internet of Things (IoT) event at Pillsbury - Palo Alto. We talk with Founders Space CEO, Steve Hoffman on why everyone is bullish on IoT. Especially VCs like   Intel Capital,  SanDisk Ventures and more will tell you where they are investing.  Check out why you should attend.