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Matthew Shampine - Founder & CEO of DNK

From Seoul to New York and back again to Seoul.

I’m Matt Shampine, a startup founder born in Korea, grew up in New Jersey, learned entrepreneurship in New York City, and now lives in Seoul, South Korea.

My company, DNK, is building the data infrastructure for Japanese real estate. Here I write about entrepreneurship, my time at WeWork, and building DNK.

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Why I Asked Tak Naito to Lead DNK Japan

A little over two years ago, my close friend and DNK angel investor, Josh Schwab, introduced me to Takashi “Tak” Naito. Josh and Tak had worked together at Credit Suisse “back in the day.” At the time, Josh knew I was looking for someone to run our Japan office and

Why I Asked Tak Naito to Lead DNK Japan
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Dwight School Seoul Commencement Speech

Was an extraordinary honor to be invited to give the commencement speech for the Class of 2023 at Dwight School Seoul. Below was my message that day. I’m so very honored to be here with you all on this incredibly special day. Thank you to the executive committee at

Dwight School Seoul Commencement Speech
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