Golden Gate Bridge at blue hour with fog

Moving to SF as a Korean Founder

After Techstars ended, we decided to relocate to San Francisco. It’s been a process. Here’s the honest version. Why SF I get asked this a lot, usually with a tone that implies it’s an outdated choice. My answer is simple: if you’re building AI products, the density of people who understand your problem space is unmatched. In Seoul, I’d explain what we’re building. In SF, people immediately jump to “how” — how does your RAG pipeline work, what’s your chunking strategy, have you tried this new embedding model. The conversations are 10x more productive. ...

April 1, 2025 · Liam Hwang