The New Korean

“I like to invest at the seed or A round.  My ideal team is simple:

Assuming 6 people
1. 5 engineers
2. 1 CEO who doubles as head of product management
3. Nothing else

But obviously I am open to other configurations.  The key important things are:
– strong tech DNA
– dominance of tech personnel relative to others
– strong product focus on CEO

I never invest in:
– business people who outsource tech dev to 3rd parties (“to speed up time to market”)”

(source: http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2011/10/28/the-controversial-first-role-to-hire-after-your-a-round/)

“만들고 싶은 물건"이 뚜렷하게 있는 경우에 성공할 확률이 높다는 것이 실리콘밸리의 컨센서스. 내가 요즘 직접 보면서 느끼는 것도, 창업자가 "상인"보다는 "장인"에 가까워야 정말 훌륭한 제품을 결국 만들어낼 수 있다고 생각한다. 불행하게도 국내에서는 잘 찾아보기 힘든 것 같다.