South Korea

12 statements across 12 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 10 people on the record · first statement Nov 16, 2018 by Benedict Evans · said 91 times in 52 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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Everything said about South Korea, oldest first

Nov 16, 2018
Assertion Supported
Evans: US E-Commerce Penetration Lags Behind China, South Korea, and UK
“Penetration of e-commerce is actually quite a long way behind some other leading markets. China, obviously, is leapfrogging. There's a leapfrogging story there. South Korea and the UK, of course, are also well ahead of the USA although other parts of Western E…”
Benedict Evans Nov 16, 2018 ▶ 5:07 The End of the Beginning
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Evans: US tech fails in Japan and South Korea just like China
“Say Japan or South Korea, they're not behind a firewall, and those US companies haven't done any better there.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:36 a16z Podcast | China and Tech
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Andreessen: South Korea's liberal regulations advance stem cell research past US restrictions
“South Korea has, you know, sort of famously been much more liberal in terms of legalizing new stem cell-based health projects. And, you know, which look, stem cell research for regenerative medicine looks incredibly exciting. It looks like we might be able to …”
Marc Andreessen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 23:43 a16z Podcast | Ben and Marc Explain (Practically) Everything – Part 1
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lane Fox: No country has executed a comprehensive national digital vision
“You've had South Korea do a huge and incredible job on infrastructure. You've had Estonia do a huge and incredible job on government services online. You've had Singapore do an amazing job in smart cities. You've had Canada actually do some interesting stuff i…”
Martha Lane Fox Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:18 a16z Podcast | London Calling for Tech Done in a Different Way
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Flournoy: Stationing US troops in South Korea costs less than domestic housing
“It would be more expensive to bring them home and house them in the United States.”
Michelle Flournoy Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:23 a16z Podcast | What's Next for Technology and National Security?
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Blinken: Global refugee population would rank as 24th largest nation
“And if you put all of these people together who are now currently displaced into one country, It would be the 25th or 24th largest country on earth, bigger than South Korea, bigger than Spain.”
Tony Blinken Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:03 a16z Podcast | Mobility and the Global Refugee Crisis
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Supported
Wei Lowe: China and South Korea explicitly forbid exporting geospatial mapping data
“There are countries who heavily, heavily regulate their geospatial data. You know, China is one, South Korea is one. There's actually a whole bunch of other countries who... Explicitly Forbid exporting geospatial data. You cannot move data out of South Korea a…”
Wei Lowe Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 31:04 a16z Podcast | Exploding the Map
Feb 26, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
StarCraft reached 5 million registered players in South Korea at its peak
“The height of its popularity in Korea, StarCraft had five million registered players.”
Bobby Kotick Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 22:51 a16z Podcast | Gaming Goes Mainstream
May 25, 2023 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Ismail: Countries with highest robotics adoption maintain the lowest unemployment rates
“The most roboticized companies in the countries in the world that have the highest penetration of robotics are South Korea, Sweden, Germany, which have the lowest unemployment.”
Salim Ismail May 25, 2023 ▶ 49:53 The Rise of the Exponential Organization with Peter Diamandis and Salim Ismail
Jul 23, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Casey: 80% of South Korean diaper sales occur via e-commerce
“80% of diaper sales in that country are e-commerce.”
Mark Casey Jul 23, 2024 ▶ 19:54 Mark Casey (Capital Group): Public Market and Macro Perspectives
Aug 20, 2025 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Smith: Germany and South Korea maintain manufacturing despite demographic decline
“Observing countries like Germany and South Korea, where the manufacturing share of industry has remained remarkably high. So I see them with extremely low fertility rates, low rates of family formation, you know, skyrocketing divorce rates, and you know in Kor…”
Noah Smith Aug 20, 2025 ▶ 4:18 Oren Cass & Noah Smith Debate the True Impact of Tariffs
Jan 7, 2026 positive
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Andreessen: International Nations Will Create a Multi-Polar AI Chip Market
“The Koreans are gonna play here. For sure the Japanese are gonna play and then you know, the Chinese in a major way as well, and, you know, they have their own, you know, native chip ecosystem that they're building up, and so they're going to be many choices o…”
Marc Andreessen Jan 7, 2026 ▶ 23:48 Marc Andreessen's 2026 Outlook: AI Timelines, US vs. China, and The Price of AI
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