Immigration, Innovation, and the Future of Human Agency: A Conversation with Minn Kim
In this episode, Minn Kim, an early-stage investor, talent scout, and community builder, shares her insights on supporting technology talent that enables step changes in human agency.
Minn is building Plymouth Street to help extraordinary talent immigrate to the US, she is the founder of Stealth and is the lead at Dialogue, a community and newsletter on accelerating technological, industrial and scientific progress; they bring you perspective and insights by builders, investors and policy makers pushing the frontier forward, and innovate collaboratively. Formerly, she was an investor at Ridge, Bloomberg Beta and On Deck, backing founders as early as possible.
During the episode, Minn discusses her perspectives on community building and how it intersects with entrepreneurship. She also provides an overview of Dialogue and how it brings together practitioners who are driving innovation in technology that enables step changes in human agency.
Additionally, the episode explores the topic of immigration and its importance in fostering innovation. Minn shares her views on the current state of the US immigration system and how it has collapsed. She talks about how Plymouth is working to make the system better, more transparent, and faster.
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Topics:
Welcome Minn Kim to The Rhys Show!: (00:00:00)
Intro: (00:01:41)
Throughline behind Minn’s work and how has it has looked like in the past decade?: (00:03:03)
Minn’s parents and grandparents as role models and how that impacted her: (00:04:45)
Why does Minn admire Eleanor Roosvelt?: (00:09:34)
How do community and entrepreneurship lead into each other: (00:12:03)
Community according to Minn: (00:23:14)
Community longevity overtime: expands and contracts?: (00:25:54)
About Plymouth and how they are helping with the immigration system: (00:31:08)
What are other countries doing well about immigration?: (00:34:30)
What should a highly skilled immigration system look like in the US 20 years from now?: (00:41:25)
Overrated and underrated questions: (00:45:10)
Wrap Up: (00:48:30)
Connect with Minn Kim:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/minney_cat
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minnkim
Minnkim Web: https://minnkim.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minney_cat
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