{"id":1435,"date":"2025-11-27T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/?p=1435"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T05:45:17","slug":"flitto-founder-simon-lee-beyond-language-barriers-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/flitto-founder-simon-lee-beyond-language-barriers-story\/","title":{"rendered":"[Flitto Deep Dive \u2013 1] Why Flitto\u2019s Founder Became Deeply Committed to \u201cBeyond Language Barriers\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve Jobs\u2019s philosophy of human-centered design materialized in Apple\u2019s intuitive UI\/UX and its end-to-end experience architecture.<br><br>Jeff Bezos\u2019s customer obsession became the foundation of Amazon\u2019s review-driven, trust-based purchasing experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, a founder\u2019s worldview offers one of the most powerful lenses for understanding a company\u2019s identity. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uv.es\/bcjauveg\/docs\/LibroCuervoRibeiroRoigENG.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Management research consistently notes that a founder\u2019s philosophy becomes embedded in the organization\u2019s operating DNA, shaping its long-term direction and identity (Stinchcombe, 1965; Baron et al., 1999).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/founders-vision-and-philosophy-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/founders-vision-and-philosophy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/founders-vision-and-philosophy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/founders-vision-and-philosophy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/founders-vision-and-philosophy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/founders-vision-and-philosophy.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A founder\u2019s philosophy becomes the blueprint of a company.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From this perspective, exploring the formative experiences that led CEO Simon Lee to envision a <em>\u201cworld beyond language barriers\u201d<\/em> provides valuable context for understanding Flitto\u2019s mission, business architecture, and long-term vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Childhood Shaped by Languages and Cultures<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon Lee\u2019s story begins in his childhood. Born in Kuwait in 1982, he grew up across Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, following his father\u2019s overseas assignments. Being immersed in multilingual environments from an early age made him realize that language is more than a tool for communication, it is a resource fundamentally tied to culture, education, and opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kuwait-1980s-photographs-taken-by-Dennis-Sylvester-Hurd-600x414.jpg\" alt=\"kuwait 1980s photographs taken by Dennis Sylvester Hurd\" class=\"wp-image-1436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kuwait-1980s-photographs-taken-by-Dennis-Sylvester-Hurd-600x414.jpg 600w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kuwait-1980s-photographs-taken-by-Dennis-Sylvester-Hurd-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kuwait-1980s-photographs-taken-by-Dennis-Sylvester-Hurd-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kuwait-1980s-photographs-taken-by-Dennis-Sylvester-Hurd-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/kuwait-1980s-photographs-taken-by-Dennis-Sylvester-Hurd.jpg 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">kuwait 1980s photographs taken by Dennis Sylvester Hurd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This awareness later crystallized into Flitto\u2019s long-standing slogan, \u201cBeyond Language Barrier,\u201d used consistently since the company\u2019s founding in 2012. It would eventually become the cornerstone of Lee\u2019s leadership philosophy and the company\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Early Experiments Connecting People Who Needed and Could Provide Language Help<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After returning to Korea at age seventeen and attending Daewon Foreign Language High School, Lee entered Korea University as a business major. His relationship with languages continued: fluent in English, French, and other foreign languages, he often helped classmates with translation-related assignments, sometimes in exchange for meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This experience sparked a question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThere are many people who are good at languages, and many who need translation help.<br>What if we simply connected the two?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-concept-of-crowdsourcing-at-Flitto-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"the concept of crowdsourcing at Flitto\" class=\"wp-image-1438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-concept-of-crowdsourcing-at-Flitto-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-concept-of-crowdsourcing-at-Flitto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-concept-of-crowdsourcing-at-Flitto-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-concept-of-crowdsourcing-at-Flitto-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-concept-of-crowdsourcing-at-Flitto.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>During a period when web services and online platforms were rapidly emerging, Lee built his own server and began operating an early version of such a matching system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As student council president, he organized a pool of multilingual peers, collected translation requests submitted by students, and allowed capable peers to answer them in exchange for small rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This peer-to-peer structure became the conceptual foundation for what would later evolve into the Flitto service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Flying Cane: The First Step Toward a Scalable Translation Platform<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on these early experiences, Lee launched <em>Flying Cane<\/em> after graduating from university, a platform that combined \u201ctravel\u201d and \u201ctranslation.\u201d Users uploaded travel-related translation requests, and participants provided the translations. It was, in essence, a continuation of the student-run system he had operated earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The choice of travel as the core theme was deliberate. Travel situations expose the essence of language barriers most intuitively, and the translation needs, directions, food orders, transport, reservations, tend to be simple and universal, encouraging broad user participation.<br><br>As expected, participation grew rapidly, enabling the collection of substantial translation data in a short period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing the community expand reinforced Lee\u2019s belief that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis idea must eventually become a real business.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2009, he even published his translation-platform concept online, stating that anyone could freely use it, yet no one executed it.<br>That silence strengthened his resolve:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThen I will build it myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From Internal Venture to Independent Startup<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At that time, an SK Telecom representative who had been following his idea introduced him to the company\u2019s internal venture program. Lee joined SK Telecom under the condition that his translation platform could be proposed through the initiative.<br>His main responsibilities involved discovering and evaluating global startups for potential investment, but through the internal venture program <strong>DoDream<\/strong>, he formally presented the translation-platform concept, laying the foundation for what would ultimately become Flitto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As smartphones rapidly gained global adoption, Lee saw the perfect timing for a mobile, app-based translation service.<br><br>In August 2012, he left SK Telecom and founded <strong>Flitto<\/strong> with co-founders <strong>Jingu Kim<\/strong> and <strong>Donghan Kang<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flit-to-a-world-beyond-language-barriers-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"Flit to a world beyond language barriers\" class=\"wp-image-1439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flit-to-a-world-beyond-language-barriers-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flit-to-a-world-beyond-language-barriers-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/datalab.flitto.com\/en\/company\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Flit-to-a-world-beyond-language-barriers.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flit to a world beyond language barriers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The company name \u201cFlitto\u201d was inspired by the phrase <strong>\u201cflit to ~,\u201d<\/strong> meaning <em>\u201cto fly toward.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Jobs\u2019s philosophy of human-centered design materialized in Apple\u2019s intuitive UI\/UX and its end-to-end experience architecture. 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