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My Manifesto

January 1, 2024

I am not trying to build a giant company. I want to do giant things.

  • Building a space probe to mine rare earths for resource wars
  • Delivering cargo not just to people, but to space
  • Creating true AGI, indistinguishable from humans
  • Unraveling the secrets of human aging

(Sometimes I wonder if I should have pursued research more deeply.)
But I am more interested in leading, pioneering, and creating than in analyzing and explaining things after the fact.

What is a "giant thing"? Everyone defines it differently, but for me, one of the biggest was media.

  • In capitalism, money moves the world. In democracy, it's public opinion and votes.
  • Media shapes public opinion and can even make presidents.
  • Why do over 80% of people criticize the press, yet nothing changes?
  • Why is society becoming more extreme and polarized?

I wanted to work directly with journalists and experience the media world myself.
I joined a media startup called 얼룩소 to see how new media is made, how it operates, and why even there, real change is so hard.

I came back, but I still want to do giant things.

  • Last year at Antler, I chased only what seemed smart.
  • I kept questioning and testing if I was fit for startups and entrepreneurship. I think I've convinced myself: I can do this. I'm not dumb. I'm smart.

Things I've Done, So Far

  • 1st place in middle school math competition (2002)
  • Gold medal, Incheon city math competition (2003)
  • Admitted to Korea Science Academy (16:1 competition, 2005)
  • KAIST basketball team (2010, 2011)
  • Graduated KAIST Math, entered KAIST Business School (Marketing, 2012)
  • Startup Weekend KAIST Grand Prize (2014)
  • Medical AI analysis competitions: 2nd place x3, 1st place x1 (2020)
  • Leetcode coding competition: Top 5% (2021)
  • Antler 2nd batch, raised initial seed investment (2023)

What Drives Me

  • I believe it's hard to find opportunities in stagnant markets. Opportunities come from change.
  • LLMs are a technology changing the era. I'm interested in what generative AI can do.
  • Interested in issues of rural areas and local communities.
  • Love travel, exploring, and food. Wondering if foreign tourism can help revitalize rural areas.
  • Passionate about basketball, all sports, and e-sports.
  • Enjoy cultural activities like movies and books.
  • Interested in solutions for information overload and polarization.
  • Care deeply about politics, current affairs, media, and community.

For the Ones Who Still Dare

To do big things, you need a team.
What counts as "big" or "meaningful" is something we need to discuss and empathize about together.
I dream of a life where we bet everything on changing the world and take on that challenge together.
If your heart beats faster when you imagine building something that reshapes the world, let’s talk. The future needs builders.