Ep. #20: Fintech/Blockchain Hub with Joe Seunghyun Cho (Founding CEO Lattice 80)

Our guest for this episode is Joe Seunghyun Cho. Joe has been a hedge fund manager and has run an asset management company before founding Lattice 80, one of the world’s largest fintech and blockchain hubs in Singapore. Joe has been a mentor to several young companies and regularly coordinates with the government and larger corporations to support the startup ecosystem.

Tune in to this episode to find out about:

Joe’s background
How Lattice 80, the world’s biggest fintech/blockchain hub by size, came about
Government involvement in building out the startup ecosystem and getting all stakeholders involved
Expansion of Lattice 80 beyond Singapore, with the ultimate vision to open Lattice 80 in 100 cities eventually
Value add beyond a co-working space by getting multiple stakeholders involved - startups, financial institutions / corporates, government, public
Evolution of fintech companies in Singapore
Kaya network: connecting all stakeholders locally physically and globally to collaborate and do business and reducing the time required to take care of legal and due diligence issues
Kaya network database and mini social database to eliminate travel costs
Utility of the Kaya token
Use of token beyond the Lattice 80
Why Kaya is being built on the NEM Blockchain
Diving in to a ‘staggered’ ICO
First few locations that Lattice 80 is going to focus on
Joe’s plans beyond the co-working space
Link to Lattice 80 website: http://www.lattice80.com/

Our guest for this episode is Joe Seunghyun Cho. Joe has been a hedge fund manager and has run an asset management company before founding Lattice 80, one of the world’s largest fintech and blockchain hubs in Singapore. Joe has been a mentor to several young companies and regularly coordinates with the government and larger corporations to support the startup ecosystem.

Tune in to this episode to find out about:

Joe’s background
How Lattice 80, the world’s biggest fintech/blockchain hub by size, came about
Government involvement in building out the startup ecosystem and getting all stakeholders involved
Expansion of Lattice 80 beyond Singapore, with the ultimate vision to open Lattice 80 in 100 cities eventually
Value add beyond a co-working space by getting multiple stakeholders involved – startups, financial institutions / corporates, government, public
Evolution of fintech companies in Singapore
Kaya network: connecting all stakeholders locally physically and globally to collaborate and do business and reducing the time required to take care of legal and due diligence issues
Kaya network database and mini social database to eliminate travel costs
Utility of the Kaya token
Use of token beyond the Lattice 80
Why Kaya is being built on the NEM Blockchain
Diving in to a ‘staggered’ ICO
First few locations that Lattice 80 is going to focus on
Joe’s plans beyond the co-working space
Link to Lattice 80 website: http://www.lattice80.com/