CK Chang Kim — Unlock Human Wisdom - Saywise, Los Angeles

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Article·1mo ago

Same industry, opposite charts: AppLovin and Snap

I started with a chart that made no sense. Over five years AppLovin is up more than 750% and Snap is down about 89%. Both make money the same way — selling ads inside mobile apps. So why did one go vertical while the other collapsed? The whole thing turns on Apple's 2021 App Tracking Transparency rules. Snap set its record high near $83 that year, then fell apart. Apple's change made it much harder to track people across apps, which was exactly the data Snap needed to sell the highly targeted ads that paid its bills. It never found a replacement. In 2025 it lost $460 million, dragged down

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Article·2mo ago

My AI Stack

Here's my current stack: Building web apps: Figma Make, Claude Code Image generation: ChatGPT (I like ChatGPT over Nana Banana 3) Video generation: Higgsfield AI (with Seedance 2.0 model) Writing: ChatGPT (at this point it has enough context about me..) Updating Notion: Claude Cowork Meeting scheduling: Blockit (the single most productive AI product for me!) Meeting notes: Granola (I like their MCP connection that allows me to update on Notion docs) Voice agents: ElevenLabs Slide decks: Claude Code This stack changes almost every month, but these are the tools I currently find myself using

Article·2mo ago

I built University Rankings using Lovable

I built University Rankings. Highlights: It's not easy to see the ups and downs of university rankings over the years Most ranking sites (eg US news report) shows that year's ranking, but it's not easy to see the historical ranking changes for each university I used multiple data sources from multiple news outlets

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How do you maintain focus at work?

Article·2mo ago

Founders and ADHD

It feels like almost every founder I know has some level of ADHD. I'm certainly no exception. I'll be halfway through one task when I suddenly open another tab, check my phone, or start working on something else. My understanding is that ADHD is, basically your brain constantly searching for the next source of dopamine. So if I feel the urge to switch tasks, it might be because my brain has decided that whatever I'm doing right now isn't interesting enough. Work isn't always exciting. Sometimes the job is simply to sit down, push through, and finish what's in front of you. So what's the

What are your biggest strengths?

Post·2mo ago

One of my superpowers is finding signal in the noise. I'm an ENTJ, and one pattern I've noticed about myself is that I enjoy making sense of messy, unstructured information. I love taking hundreds of disconnected observations, organizing them into patterns, and extracting the bigger picture. Whether it's startups, product strategy, hiring, or investing, that's often where I add the most value - helping people see the underlying pattern that isn't immediately obvious.

How do you learn new skills?

Post·1mo ago

I've been trying to use X more lately. I've been turned down by so much "shitpost" but I found my hack: curate my follow list so that it's centered around one single theme, not all over the place.

Article·2mo ago

Power of coffee chats

One of my favorite ways to learn something new is through coffee chats. Of course, I do my homework first. I'll read articles, watch YouTube videos, listen to podcasts, and go through books. But nothing beats talking to people who are actually in the field. Sometimes they're people I already know. More often, I reach out to someone new on LinkedIn. A cold message, a quick introduction, and a coffee chat. Most people are surprisingly generous with their time and knowledge. I also try not to make it one-sided. Even if I'm the one learning, I always look for ways to help them in return. Many of

What's your personal mission statement?

Video·2mo ago

Experience

Co-Founder and CEO

Saywise

Jun 2024 — Present · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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Link·2mo ago

saywise.com

Saywise

The Hiring Platform for AI-Native Builders.

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Angel Investor

Self-employed

Jan 2008 — Present

Link·2mo ago

Notion

My angel investments

Companies and funds I invested in

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Volunteer - Chief Strategy Officer

United Korean Founders (UKF)

Jan 2026 — Present

Volunteer as part of the leadership committee for UKF (United Korean Founders) - the leading community for Korean and Korean American founders

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UKF — United Korean Founders

UKF — The Global Hub for Korean Founders

Directory and membership platform connecting Korean and US startups, investors, and supporters.

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PEF Community

Mar 2023 — Present · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Post-exit founder community

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Ken Lee @ken

Post·2mo ago

I've had the privilege of working under Chang at Saywise, and his clarity of vision is rare. He carries a founder's instinct built over decades — from growing Tapas into a profitable $38M ARR business to shaping products at Google — and brings that same conviction to Saywise daily. He trusts his team, moves fast, and keeps both the big picture and the details in focus. Any team would be lucky to have him at the helm.