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EPISODE · Oct 23, 2024 · 32 MIN

Robert Kim, Karrot

from Toronto Legends · host Andrew Applebaum

Karrot North America CEO Robert Kim talks about the Korean neighbourhood marketplace platform jumping into the Canadian & US markets, why we need yet another peer-to-peer app and how Karrot is different from Craigslist/Kijiji/EBay/Facebook Marketplace/Nextdoor, why in Korea the app is listed under the ‘Social’ category rather than the ‘Commerce’ category, how they are using AI to build a trust layer at a hyper-localized level, and some tales from his past experiences with tech startups [or as they used to be called: 'schemes'] For more on Robert Kim and Karrot, please visit www.karrotmarket.com TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karrot North America CEO Robert Kim talks about the Korean neighbourhood marketplace platform jumping into the Canadian & US markets, why we need yet another peer-to-peer app and how Karrot is different from Craigslist/Kijiji/EBay/Facebook Marketplace/Nextdoor, why in Korea the app is listed under the ‘Social’ category rather than the ‘Commerce’ category, how they are using AI to build a trust layer at a hyper-localized level, and some tales from his past experiences with tech startups [or as they used to be called: 'schemes'] For more on Robert Kim and Karrot, please visit www.karrotmarket.com TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at [email protected] All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Karrot North America CEO Robert Kim talks about the Korean neighbourhood marketplace platform jumping into the Canadian & US markets, why we need yet another peer-to-peer app and how Karrot is different from Craigslist/Kijiji/EBay/Facebook...

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