# Dennis Lin (林鼎鈞)

> Dennis Lin (林鼎鈞), also known professionally as DennisTC Lin, is the Taipei-based co-founder of PressPlay and CEO of PressPlay Academy. After working in public relations at Ogilvy, he moved into crowdfunding, creator subscriptions and online learning. A 2023 Gen.T Taiwan honoree, he now also appears on KKCompany’s management team as CEO of its knowledge learning business, following PressPlay’s strategic integration with the group.

- **Role:** Co-founder of PressPlay; CEO of PressPlay Academy; CEO, Knowledge Learning Business at KKCompany
- **Organizations:** PressPlay, PressPlay Academy, KKCompany Technologies, HereO, Ogilvy Public Relations, PPGroupJapan株式会社
- **Education:** Queensland University of Technology, EMBA, business administration group (listed in a 2024 university event biography), National Taiwan University
- **Known for:** 2023 Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow honoree, Taiwan., Recognized as a Taiwan 100 MVP manager, according to PressPlay corporate history., Co-founded PressPlay and led its Academy learning business, which reached one million members in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2013** — Worked at Ogilvy Public Relations before entering crowdfunding.
- **2013** — Co-founded design-focused crowdfunding predecessor HereO, according to a 2017 retrospective; a later podcast biography dates HereO to 2014.
- **2015** — A 2017 retrospective dates the decision to pivot toward creative projects and rebrand as PressPlay to September 2015.
- **2016** — PressPlay launched; corporate history and Tatler identify 2016 as its founding year.
- **2017** — Explained the creator subscription business in an INSIDE interview.
- **2019** — PressPlay developed into an online learning platform; the Academy and Next business lines took distinct roles.
- **2023** — Recognized on the Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow Taiwan list; corporate history records Academy reaching one million members.
- **2025** — Appeared on The Storys Show in August; PressPlay and KKCompany announced strategic integration on October 2.
- **2026** — Listed by KKCompany as CEO of its Knowledge Learning Business; Japan storefront disclosure names him representative director of PPGroupJapan.

## Achievements

- 2023 Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow honoree, Taiwan.
- Recognized as a Taiwan 100 MVP manager, according to PressPlay corporate history.
- Co-founded PressPlay and led its Academy learning business, which reached one million members in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — KKCompany’s management page lists Dennis Lin as CEO of its Knowledge Learning Business. An October 8 release says PressPlay integration continues to contribute to group results.
- **2026-03** — A March 16 Japanese storefront disclosure lists 林鼎鈞 as representative director of PPGroupJapan株式会社.
- **2025-10** — PressPlay and KKCompany announced strategic integration; the announcement described Academy as having accumulated over 1.4 million learners and quoted Lin on Japan and AI-assisted learning.
- **2025-08** — An August 19 episode of The Storys Show featured Lin discussing creator businesses, partnerships and his entrepreneurial journey.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pressplay.cc/
- LinkedIn: https://tw.linkedin.com/in/dennistc-lin-6574ab141
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vaporman13

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Last updated: 2026-10-23