Zerobase

the next big online school startup for founders.

[zbtn. @zbtechnews]

episode 3: we bullish on asia.

[sam. @samthekorean]

kicked off zerobase season 4.

founders building towards demo day in seoul :)

[zbtn. @zbtechnews]

what happened in asia’s tech scene last week?

[chae @chae0x]

episode 2 is now live. hope you enjoy :D

[sam. @samthekorean]

i started a startup school for 7–13 year olds.

instead of just learning, they build and launch real things.

batch 1:
-9 kids joined
-7 shipped products using claude + lovable
-5 demo’d their ideas in front of everyone
-5 kept iterating after feedback

honestly crazy seeing 8 year olds talk about users and product ideas.

batch 2 opens soon.

comment if you want your kid to join!

[sam. @samthekorean]

we just kicked off s4 last night.

-300 online.
-20 in-person.

founders booking their flights to seoul.

4 weeks to build!

welcome to korea everyone 🇰🇷

ty to @arlanr for the q&a session!

[zbtn. @zbtechnews]

wtf happened in korea last week?

huge thanks to @siliconmania for inspiring us & giving us amazing feedback. the goal of ZBTN is to bring joy to the ppl and deliver tech & starup news taking place in asia.

coming soon.

[sam. @samthekorean]

we are still accepting late applications to zerobase season 4.

-4 weeks in seoul
-building & shipping
-in person or online
-demo day
-up to $250k in funding
-sf camp
-kbbq & soju

deadline: may 10

apply at https://t.co/jOkFkRCZ2m

[sam. @samthekorean]

within the last 18 months

-8,423 founders applied
-2,384 founders accepted
-53% returned for the next batch
-30% korean founders
-70% global founders
-53% are pre / seed founders
-72% are solo founders
-30% are 15~24 year olds

started with youtube + a content creator + bootstrapping mentality haha

[sam. @samthekorean]

did you know korean founders love wearing black?

we just feel like SJ haha

[sam. @samthekorean]

i want to build an online ai thing that can fully replace accelerators.

ac’s are one of the most manual industries left and barely uses ai at all.

alot of manual work.

can ai replace accelerators?

idk but really curious.

[sam. @samthekorean]

we hosted our first ever founder poker night.

it was pretty cool.

if you’re in korea come join us!

[sam. @samthekorean]

idk why but zerobase has the most cracked 19/20 yo.

we have founders building

-blood delivery drones
-time travel rockets
-medical drones
-humanoid robots
-cancer detecting wearables

super cool to see young founders building in my mini yc

[sam. @samthekorean]

a lot of founders in asia can’t move to sf because of visas, money, reality.

so we try bringing sf to them.

insights, mindset, how to actually start building.

ran a small office hours + live talk with richard building doe (YCS25).

super awesome session and thanks richard!

[sam. @samthekorean]

this is neo, one of our zerobase batch founders.

he’s building a real life wallhack.exe for firefighters.

a wearable that lets them see through smoke inside burning buildings so they are able to see where their colleagues are.

saving firefighters lives, lesh go.

@speedrun

[sam. @samthekorean]

built a game for my 9 year old cousin on my day off work.

-huge attack on titans fan.
-shooting with a mouse sorta boring.

he’s been playing few hours straight haha.

#attackontitan

[sam. @samthekorean]

hosting zerobase bali irl 2026.

5 days of building, shipping and chilling.

+ meet founders around the world.

going to be fun!

feel free to join!

july 2026.

[sam. @samthekorean]

in asia, founders don’t play poker.

at zerobase, we do.

not even sure if it’s legal.

but honestly, who cares!

hosted korea’s first founder poker night.

[sam. @samthekorean]

thanks to 250+ founders across asia who applied to garage seoul!

-4 weeks building in seoul.
-demo day.
-up to $250k funding.
-a16z referrals.
-k bbq and soju.

still accepting applications.

apply https://t.co/e1BmnIAxeh

[sam. @samthekorean]

the last one, 1000 founders in asia rsvp’d.

let’s aim for 2000 for this one.

hosting a zerobase tech week in seoul this year.

invited some dope guests.

currently building the yc of asia :)

comment for luma invite!