Asianometry A Chaebol’s Fast Rise and Even Faster Fall
Jan 30, 2025
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South Korea's Yulsan Group (율산그룹) really speed-ran the rise and fall of a business empire. Founded in 1975 with nothing. Two years later, $165 million in export revenue. 14 subsidiaries, 8,000 employees. A year after that, bankrupt. In this video, the story of a chaebol. They never even made it five years.
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