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SUMMARY:CJEB Event: The Story of Bokksu: Bootstrapping a Japanese Snack Subscription to $100M Valuation in 5 Years
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nFeaturing: \nDanny Taing\, Founder and CEO\, Bokksu Inc. \nModerator: \nR.A. Farrokhnia\, Executive Director (Dean’s Office)\, Advanced Projects and Applied Research in Fintech\, Columbia Business School \nWhat you’ll learn: \no The backstory of how Mr. Taing’s unconventional and seemingly disconnected career journey in his 20s led him to ultimately founding Bokksu at the age of 30. \no What it was like in the first few years of Bokksu when Mr. Taing was a solo bootstrapped founder who had to scrappily grow and manage a global food business from day one. \no Honest insights into the good and bad of fundraising and how Mr. Taing successfully raised his Series A. \nAbout the speaker: \nDanny Taing is the Founder & CEO of Bokksu\, a New York and Tokyo-based D2C snack subscription and online grocer that delivers authentic Japanese food and lifestyle products to over 100 countries. Providing Japan’s traditional makers a platform to share their goods with a global audience\, Bokksu is helping to support\, preserve\, and promote their craft\, while making it easier for the rest of the world to discover\, buy\, and love authentic Japanese goods. \nThe son of Cambodian-Chinese refugees\, Mr. Taing was born in NYC and raised in NJ. He received a dual Bachelor’s in Psychology and Communication\, and a Master’s in Sociology\, all from Stanford University. He then worked as a marketing strategist at Google HQ. After that\, he relocated to Japan for a position at Rakuten. It was there\, during the four years he spent living and working in Tokyo\, that he developed his deep love of Japanese food and culture (as well as met his wonderful husband). After returning to NYC\, he started the Postbaccalaureate Studies in Computer Science program at Columbia University and later joined Columbia Startup Lab where he founded Bokksu. In his spare time\, Mr. Taing is an avid rock climber\, fierce board game competitor\, and anime binge-watcher. \nAdmission and Contact: \nYou must register to attend this in-person event. \nIf you have questions about the event\, please contact us at cjeb@gsb.columbia.edu. \nSpecial Notes: \n● This in-person-only event is open to the public and will not be live streamed. The event recording will be available on our website at a later date. \n● Please be advised that this event may be photographed\, so your image may appear on our website or in CJEB materials later. If this is an issue\, please let us know. \n● Please note that due to current University guidelines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic\, all attendees must have their primary series of COVID-19 vaccination and be prepared to show proof if asked. \nFor more information about other CJEB events\, visit our website or contact cjeb@gsb.columbia.edu. \n
URL:https://ealac.columbia.edu/event/cjeb-event-the-story-of-bokksu-bootstrapping-a-japanese-snack-subscription-to-100m-valuation-in-5-years/
LOCATION:890 Kravis Hall\, Columbia Business School\, 665 W 130th St
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