Archive for September, 2008
Video-conference with a former president
Posted under Korea on Tuesday, 30 September 2008 by Joop Dorresteijn
15th Korean president and Nobel peace prize winner Kim Dae-Jung visited us at the Korean Development Institute today. Amazing, what a circus! Our university is already surrounded by a 4 meter wall, and security posts. Today I noticed FBI style security guards on rooftops and...
Blind mavericks; Why Apple will be the next Sony
Here's why Apple can't sustain their leading role. It's complicated, but stay with me for the next two paragraphs and it makes sense. Let's start off with an example of another key player to introduce the problem here, our friend from Redmond. Statement: Microsoft's Office Suite business-model is...
‘Build to last’ is bullcrap, consultants repeat and Startups suck.
Today we live in a world that is innovating exponentially. As a result, companies need to innovate more aggressively. In the old world, a company could "catch a next train" to catch up innovative developments. In the "new" world, that would be impossible. What's the difference? Gary Hamel explained...
Learn to read and pronounce Korean Hangul in 2 days
You don't need a black belt in Taekwondo to master the Korean language, actually... reading Hangul (Korean writing) is surprisingly easy!
That's the main point I am trying to make in this post. While the Korean characters seem complex at first, they are easy to read within one week. Skip the...
Comparing Korean gas, wine and other prices with Europe
It's cheaper to live in New York, Hong Kong, Copenhagen or Paris then in Seoul. But not everything is expensive, taking a cab here four blocks further costs about 2 Euros, the same distance in Copenhagen or Paris would cost a lot more. Korean food is generally cheap, so are a lot of other things....
Who the F***
Spil Games Asia honcho with some ROK and PRC experience. Check out this blog for your daily photo feast and some background stories from Asia. Subscribe to Joop Dorresteijn by EmailRecent Comments
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