010: The Global Perspective on Accelerators & Venture Capital w/ SparkLabs' Bernard Moon

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hear the latest insights on the global accelerator and venture capital industries from one of Silicon Valley’s leading players,</span> <a href= "http://www.sparklabsgroup.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SparkLabs Group</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Partner & Co-Founder,</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardmoon/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Bernard Moon</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">01:15 Intro to the</span> <a href="http://www.sparklabsgroup.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SparkLabs Group</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">accelerators and VC funds - and how back in 2012 they came up with the concept to launch their first accelerator in Seoul</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">04:45 What locations are you planning for the launch of the next SparkLabs accelerators?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">06:05 Overview of one of the latest SparkLabs initiatives -</span> <a href= "http://www.sparklabsfrontierasu.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SparkLabs Frontier</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">- which partners with universities to drive innovation</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The first program is with</span> <a href= "https://www.statepress.com/article/2019/09/spcommunity-number-one-in-innovation"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Arizona State University - the #1 ranked US university for innovation </span></a></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">09:30 Many accelerators start in the US and go global. SparkLabs started out as a global accelerator. Did that make it harder or easier to raise funding and attract applicants?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">10:30 The SparkLabs strategy is to grow slowly, but the model and culture works. Bernard cites how</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/edgarchiu/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Edgar Chiu</span></a