Jiwon HongHow I secure $1.51MM in Seed Funding (Korean version)사실 투자를 받은지는 좀 시간이 지났지만, 발표는 이제서야 하게 됬습니다. 발표시점과 그에 따른 준비를 하는데도 시간이 좀 걸리더라구요. 타이밍은 좀 놓쳤지만, 그래도 도움을 받은 분들께 꼭 감사의 인사를 하고 싶었습니다. 이야기가 좀 깁니다.7 min read·Oct 27, 2020--1--1
Jiwon HonginFemale Founders Lead the Way: Startups, Pitching, Marketing, Building, InvestingLessons taken from All Raise first week sessionI have been asking to myself. “How do I take my startup, YesPlz.AI to Series A in the smartest way that I can’t help but feeling proud of…3 min read·Aug 30, 2020----
Jiwon HonginYesPlz-aiWhat does AI/ML mean for fashion eCommerce?This is the expert interview series at YesPlz (https://yesplz.ai) that discusses about fashion, eCommerce, and technology. Some are very…3 min read·Aug 25, 2020----
Jiwon HonginYesPlz-aiHow I Hired My First Full-Time Backend and Frontend EngineersHiring is hard.5 min read·May 30, 2020--1--1
Jiwon HongRebeca from Rio de Janeiro.I met Rebeca from one of the freelance platforms. I was looking for a designer who can upgrade the YesPlz website. Among the many…3 min read·Jan 31, 2019--3--3
Jiwon HonginFemale Founders Lead the Way: Startups, Pitching, Marketing, Building, Investing#6 FFF Haimanot Anbesaw, CEO & Co-founder of NutriElaI met Haimanot at Draper University in San Mateo, CA. We had a entrepreneur training together but in a separate program and ran into each…3 min read·Jul 15, 2018----
Jiwon HonginFemale Founders Lead the Way: Startups, Pitching, Marketing, Building, Investing#5 FFF How to support other fierce female founders.Whether the person is female or male, an entrepreneur can use some support from their friends. But what kind of support does it actually…7 min read·Mar 5, 2018----
Jiwon HonginYesPlz-ai#4 FFF Ana Maria, Co-Founder of Medea InteractivaPeople I admire are someone who endures and overcomes the hard problem. Ana is a co-founder of a company Medea Interactive, which makes VR…3 min read·Jan 14, 2018--1--1
Jiwon HonginYesPlz-ai#3 FFF Mia, Co-founder of AequalesIt is my joy to meet a fierce female founder for the powerful inspiration I get from her. I am sure someday in the near future, this won’t…3 min read·Oct 26, 2017----
Jiwon Hong“Is there really gender discrimination against women in the workplace?”A friend of mine Ki took me to his favorite Japanese restaurant for a lunch. As we sat down I started talking about the event I attended a…7 min read·Aug 19, 2017----