한국산업정보학회논문지 (Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems)

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국내 스타트업의 현황 및 성공요인 분석: (주)우아한형제들의 사례를 통하여

The Success Factors of Domestic Start-up Companies: Case of Woowa Brothers

  • 투고 : 2019.10.21
  • 심사 : 2019.12.31
  • 발행 : 2020.02.29
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새로운 고용창출과 경제성장의 핵심동력으로서 스타트업의 중요성이 더욱 강조됨에 따라 본 연구는 국내 스타트업의 현황과 성공요인을 분석하고자 하였다. 스타트업으로 시작해 유니콘기업으로 성장한 (주)우아한형제들의 성공요인을 ERIS모델과 성장단계별 모델로 구분하여 성공요인을 도출하였다. ERIS모델 성공요인은 창업자요인과 독특한 문화를 고유한 자원으로 인식한 자원요인, 블랜딩을 통한 산업환경 요인과 사업 확장으로 플랫폼 다각화를 진행한 전략요인이 주축이 되었다. 성장단계별 성공요인은 기존의 경쟁자와 차별화를 두었다는 점이며 상업화단계에서는 새로운 사업모델이 시장의 신뢰를 얻으면서 수익을 상승시켰고, 젊은 층의 공감을 얻은 공격적인 마케팅은 국내·외 투자사로부터 대규모의 투자금을 유치할 수 있었고, 성장단계에서는 매니아 중심의 마케팅을 유지하면서 플랫폼 다각화 전략을 펼친 것이 중요한 성공요인으로 작용하였다. 이와 같은 (주)우아한형제들의 성공요인 분석이 더 많은 국내 유니콘기업의 탄생을 위한 밑거름이 되었으면 하는 바램이다.

As startup companies are recognized as the important source of job creation and economic growth, the study is trying to find out the current situation of startup companies and their success factors in South Korea. The study analyzes the success factor of Woowa Brothers recognized as a unicorn start-up company in 2018 by using ERIS model and Start-up Developmental Stages. The ERIS model emphasizes Entrepreneurs, Resources, Industry Environment and Strategy for company performance and three developmental stages are divided into initiation, commercial and growth stages. The results indicate that the Woowa Brothers' success factor was to catch the appropriate timing in ERIS and to combine unique methods by differentiating itself from existing competitors at each stage. With analyses of success factor of Woowa Brothers as a case model, the study reveals limitations and recommends the direction of future research for producing more unicorn companies in South Korea.

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