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/