Day 153 of 185

Day 153: Blunt Feedback on the Farm App

After a startup pitch night, Mr. Yoon (A), a middle-aged man in the audience, walks up to Dohyun (B), a young founder whose app matches farmers with restaurants.

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A 발표 잘 들었어요. 농민이랑 식당을 바로 연결해 주는 앱이죠?

Balpyo jal deureosseoyo. Nongminirang sikdangeul baro yeongyeolhae juneun aebijyo?

I enjoyed your pitch. It's the app that connects farmers directly with restaurants, right?
B 네, 감사합니다! 혹시 식당 하세요? 아까 질문을 많이 하셔서요.

Ne, gamsahamnida! Hoksi sikdang haseyo? Akka jilmuneul mani hasyeoseoyo.

Yes, thank you! Do you run a restaurant, by any chance? You asked a lot of questions earlier.
A 아니요. 저는 이런 사람이에요.

Aniyo. Jeoneun ireon saramieyo.

No. Here's my card.
B 벤처 투자... 대표님이세요? 투자자이신 줄 몰랐어요. 아까 제가 좀 무례하게 대답했죠?

Bencheo tuja... daepyonimiseyo? Tujajaisin jul mollasseoyo. Akka jega jom muryehage daedapaetjyo?

Venture capital... you're the CEO? I didn't realise you were an investor. I was a bit rude when I answered you earlier, wasn't I?
A 괜찮아요. 오히려 솔직해서 좋았어요. 대신 저도 솔직하게 말해도 될까요?

Gwaenchanayo. Ohiryeo soljikaeseo joasseoyo. Daesin jeodo soljikage malhaedo doelkkayo?

That's all right. I actually liked how honest you were. So may I be honest with you too?
B 네, 뭐든지 말씀해 주세요.

Ne, mwodeunji malsseumhae juseyo.

Yes, please tell me anything.
A 아까 말씀하셨듯이 시장이 아직 작아요. 서울에 있는 식당 몇십 곳으로는 부족해요.

Akka malsseumhasyeotdeusi sijangi ajik jagayo. Seoure inneun sikdang myeotsip goseuroneun bujokaeyo.

As you said yourself earlier, the market is still small. A few dozen restaurants in Seoul aren't enough.
B 그래서 내년에는 부산이랑 대구로 넓힐 계획이에요.

Geuraeseo naenyeoneneun Busanirang Daeguro neolpil gyehoegieyo.

That's why we're planning to expand to Busan and Daegu next year.
A 계획은 좋은데 숫자가 문제예요. 식당 한 곳을 확보하는 데 드는 비용이 얼마였죠?

Gyehoegeun joeunde sutjaga munjeyeyo. Sikdang han goseul hwakbohaneun de deuneun biyongi eolmayeotjyo?

The plan is fine, but your numbers are the problem. How much does it cost you to sign up one restaurant?
B 한 곳에 30만 원 정도요.

Han gose 30man won jeongdoyo.

About 300,000 won each.
A 그런데 한 곳에서 한 달에 받는 수수료는 2만 원이죠? 그럼 본전을 찾는 데만 1년이 넘게 걸려요.

Geureonde han goseseo han dare banneun susuryoneun 2man wonijyo? Geureom bonjeoneul channeun deman 1nyeoni neomge geollyeoyo.

But the commission you earn from each one is 20,000 won a month, right? Then it takes more than a year just to break even.
B 그 부분은 저도 계속 고민하고 있었어요. 근데 이렇게 콕 집어 주시니까 좀 아프네요.

Geu bubuneun jeodo gyesok gominhago isseosseoyo. Geunde ireoke kok jibeo jusinikka jom apeuneyo.

I've been worrying about that part too. But hearing you put your finger on it like that stings a bit.
A 아픈 게 정상이에요. 사람이 밥을 먹어야 힘이 나듯이 회사는 돈이 돌아야 살아요.

Apeun ge jeongsangieyo. Sarami babeul meogeoya himi nadeusi hoesaneun doni doraya sarayo.

It's supposed to sting. Just as people need to eat to have energy, a company needs money coming in to survive.
B 그럼 어떻게 하면 좋을까요?

Geureom eotteoke hamyeon joeulkkayo?

So what would you suggest?
A 식당 말고 농민 쪽에서 돈을 받는 방법도 생각해 보세요. 숫자를 다시 계산해 보고 연락 주시고요.

Sikdang malgo nongmin jjogeseo doneul banneun bangbeopdo saenggakae boseyo. Sutjareul dasi gyesanhae bogo yeollak jusigoyo.

Think about charging the farmers instead of the restaurants. And get in touch once you've redone the numbers.
B 정말요? 아까 제가 그렇게 무례하게 대답했는데요.

Jeongmaryo? Akka jega geureoke muryehage daedapaenneundeyo.

Really? After I answered you so rudely earlier?
A 그래서예요. 투자자 앞에서도 할 말은 하는 사람은 드물거든요.

Geuraeseoyeyo. Tujaja apeseodo hal mareun haneun sarameun deumulgeodeunyo.

That's exactly why. People who speak their mind even to an investor are rare.

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