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Krafton founder urges young entrepreneurs to leave their comfort zones
Krafton founder Chang Byung-kyu urged young entrepreneurs to take risks in a keynote in Seoul.
He spoke at the 2026 Jung Ju-yong Startup Competition, a contest run by the Asan Nanum Foundation that is now in its 15th year.
Chang said his own path changed when he shifted from studying mathematics to software development.
He also described leaving Neowiz after about 10 years and using his experience of overseas markets to assess the potential of PUBG: Battlegrounds.
Krafton is pursuing new AI businesses alongside games and physical AI, which Chang described as a move beyond familiar areas.
He encouraged contestants to widen their own possibilities by stepping outside their comfort zones.
Krafton founder and chairman Chang Byung-gyu urged young entrepreneurs to leave their comfort zones to find new possibilities.
He spoke on Oct. 28 at the 2026 Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition Demo Day in Seoul.
Chang described how changing direction from mathematics to software development helped him explore new possibilities.
He also discussed co-founding Neowiz, leaving after about 10 years and later founding Krafton.
Chang said Krafton is pursuing new AI businesses beyond games and physical AI.
- Who
- Chang Byung-gyu, Krafton’s founder and chairman, addressed young entrepreneurs.
- What
- He urged them to leave their comfort zones and seek new possibilities.
- When
- Oct. 28, 2026.
- Where
- The COEX auditorium in Seoul, South Korea.
- Why
- He said possibilities begin when people leave familiar or comfortable settings.
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Chang said he felt he had reached a limit in mathematics and devoted himself to software development.
Chang co-founded Neowiz and said making things with colleagues helped drive immersion and growth.
Chang said he left the company to seek new possibilities beyond familiar territory.
Chang gave the keynote address at the 2026 Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition Demo Day in Seoul.
- Speaker
- Chang Byung-gyu
- Company
- Krafton
- Event date
- Oct. 28, 2026
- Venue
- COEX, Seoul
- Neowiz tenure
- About 10 years
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Possibilities begin when you leave comfortable places.
I, too, am trying to leave my comfort zone to open up more possibilities.
Human beings are finite, so we contemplate the infinite.