Coupang: How a Harvard dropout founded South Korea's most valuable start-up | Make It International

Coupang: How a Harvard dropout founded South Korea's most valuable start-up | Make It International

Bom Kim made history as the founder of Korea’s most valuable start-up and the country’s newest billionaire. CNBC Make It’s Karen Gilchrist met with the Coupang CEO in Seoul to hear how he went from a Harvard Business School dropout to the founder of Korea’s answer to Amazon.

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50 Comments

  1. Kim Billmony B on August 11, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    My PS5 is still on the way Mr. Kim…



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  3. best ak on August 11, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    Even ‘Harvard Dropout’ is a qualification many sought out nowadays.



  4. Amer Atiyah on August 11, 2021 at 9:46 pm

    He’s copying all what Jeff Bezos is doing, including Customer Obsession. He definitely read every book, watched every interview about that



  5. Miguel Torrez on August 11, 2021 at 9:48 pm

    IPOed yet?



  6. 毛虫以回覆率計錢。不reply,改用Edit Hongkong on August 11, 2021 at 9:49 pm

    People graduated with a bachelor degree in such a traditional well-known uni(Harvard) is limited in innovative thinking. Mr Kim will never be a game changer like bill gates, zuckerberg, Elon musk…



  7. elel890 on August 11, 2021 at 9:51 pm

    Terrible person



  8. aspire081989 on August 11, 2021 at 9:51 pm

    Now its easy to become billionair..go to Harvard then dropout 😒



  9. Fun is the reason on August 11, 2021 at 9:56 pm

    Is that Jessica Alba?



  10. Thomas Kim on August 11, 2021 at 9:58 pm

    Hey look! It’s fucking murderer~~



  11. Cybertech on August 11, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    Very fluent English language of this Korean !



  12. robin hood taehwan thjrobinhood on August 11, 2021 at 10:01 pm

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  13. kim benk on August 11, 2021 at 10:02 pm

    Kurly is another K company that is doing just as well!
    The CEO was just a house wife who worked so hard. Coupang got the ideas from her.



  14. Kate on August 11, 2021 at 10:03 pm

    Order before midnight and get it by 7am? So what’s the work culture like then? This sounds like it could be a terrible work experience.



  15. Mr man on August 11, 2021 at 10:03 pm

    i was a dropout even before enrol into harvard. trust me. i am a successful.



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  17. Sam Lee on August 11, 2021 at 10:05 pm

    Kim is receiving a lot of criticism in South Korea. His company’s tough labor conditions have resulted in the death of many people.



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  19. 홍삼 on August 11, 2021 at 10:07 pm

    Now all that’s left is to take care of your employees…



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    Nowadays funded by Bill Gates



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  24. CG M on August 11, 2021 at 10:10 pm

    Mind the business model….. Delivery Workers, Financial Statements.



  25. fineguyhere on August 11, 2021 at 10:12 pm

    Just proves that university degree doesn’t add much value…to me it’s worthless in most areas.



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  28. Tech News on August 11, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    The interviewer is so pretty.



  29. Mohd Nasyit Studio on August 11, 2021 at 10:16 pm

    MLM upline will happy to use this story to sell membership and opportunity.



  30. 안녕하세요 on August 11, 2021 at 10:17 pm

    He is a racist, so don’t be deceived by that bright image.



  31. Wellington Jackson on August 11, 2021 at 10:17 pm

    The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. Successful people do daily what the unsuccessful only on occasionally.



  32. MadsZWZ Teo on August 11, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    Bring fresh Korea food and delicacy to my doorsteps, overnight, say for orders placed by noon of the day before. Cooking ingredients and ready to eat stuff. I live in KL, Malaysia. There is business to be done. Loved Korean food but can’t and unwilling to commit the travel.



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  34. David Kim on August 11, 2021 at 10:19 pm

    Very interesting. It is reasonable to view ‘Coupang’ as an American company with the largest shareholder of a fund launched by a Japanese company, which was founded by a Korean-American executive and generates the most profits in Korea. I think no Koreans like him except for people who have stocks of ‘Coupang’. According to a Korean broadcast, he mentioned, "Koreans are not able to play in big markets, so they are short-sighted, not smart, and dishonest people". After making enough money in Korea in a really bad way, he left South Korea in the plausible name of advancing into the United States. Be careful. It might be your turn next.



  35. S Zee on August 11, 2021 at 10:21 pm

    Glad he dropped out of Harvard. I wish Koreans were aware of the health risks of 5G, especially when they begin to turn on the high bandwidth. The apartment building going on fire this or last year was not well publicized.



  36. Minimal base on August 11, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    I like how Coupang CEO was able to provide a service that has benefited many south korean citizens. It is similar to my brand Minimalbase, a social media agency that caters to small companies and businessess #MinimalBase #Socialmediamarketing #Smallbusinessassistance



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  38. 박수현 on August 11, 2021 at 10:24 pm

    I wonna tell people those who believe this guy is genius. The truth he is devil. I feel ashamed that he made big money in my country. His fucking clever strategy made many poor labors died. If you want to know about his truth, check " south korean delivery worker dead" at you tube.



  39. M G on August 11, 2021 at 10:25 pm

    All the cases of success is par of the media narrative but they don’t ask about work culture, moral values involve in all the production process, in little words how they treat and pay to their workers



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  41. Saranghae on August 11, 2021 at 10:30 pm

    So proud of Bom Kim and Coupang! Fighting 👏👏👏



  42. Ashik Antu on August 11, 2021 at 10:31 pm

    Let’s hide this from k pop fan girls 😂 or they will start collecting his shit too



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  48. bokky24 on August 11, 2021 at 10:39 pm

    Drivers are dying of exhaustion…I’m so sad.



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