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Jay Lee

Jangwon "Jay" Lee is the founder of DeepSales, an AI-powered lead generation and sales intelligence startup from South Korea expanding into the US market.

Sep 29, 2026

The Startup Junkies Podcast

The Startup Junkies Podcast

How Korean Founders Break Into the US Market: Founder Interviews from Startup Crawl 2024

Sep 29 · 43m

Jeff Amerine
Jeff AmerineHOST
5:23
Well, we
Jay LeeGUEST
5:25
started this company because we were honestly... doing some other items.
Jay LeeGUEST
5:30
We tried a bunch of different items that failed miserably.
Jay LeeGUEST
5:35
And it was all due to sales.
Jay LeeGUEST
5:36
And the sales industry, the sales culture in Korea and Asia in general is done through what we call the three R's.
Jay LeeGUEST
5:43
So family relationships, educational relationships, and regional relationships.
Jay LeeGUEST
5:47
Yep.

5 MINS LATER

Jeff Amerine
Jeff AmerineHOST
10:53
And somehow you lost your way and built a company focused on sales.

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