This dentist built a $2 billion Korean start-up — after 8 failed businesses along the way

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Description: As a dentist, Seunggun Lee was used to filling holes in people’s teeth. But when he spotted a gap in South Korea’s banking industry, it was too blatant to ignore.

Source: CNBC.com – video report

Date: Sep 20, 2019

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/20/toss-koreas-first-1-billion-fintech-unicorn-inspired-by-8-failures.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail

Questions for discussion:

  • What entrepreneurial characteristics does Seunggun Lee demonstrate?
  • What sort of entrepreneur would you say he is?

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