What is your motivation that keeps you going every day?

My passion for data and my job.

Who is your role model, or which public personalities have you been inspired by in your startup journey?

Stephen Hawking for his sense of humor, intelligence, and passion for his work and NBA Star, Derick Rose, for his determination.

What are your dreams and aspirations for the company going forward?

My dream is for Canner to be like Snowflake or Databricks, playing an important role in the architecture of many companies.

What is your strategy when things don't turn out the way you expect?

I often find it helpful to talk to people, either those with experience or just outsiders. They often give you advice from different perspectives.

What are your dreams and aspirations for the company going forward?

Many enterprises in Taiwan are struggling to keep up with the global competition. We want to help these companies build essential data infrastructures that support their business vision.

What keeps you awake at night?

Strategic questions like ‘am I in the right direction?’ and ‘can I do it more efficiently?’ keep me up at night. These are critical questions that founders need to continuously ask ourselves, so we continue to grow and thrive.

What is your motivation that keeps you going every day?

I love working with people. There are so many great talents here in Taiwan and I believe that as a team, we can achieve big things.

What is your strategy when things don't turn out the way you expect?

As the saying goes, the only way out is through. I think it is important to never give up, and to constantly improve. If things aren’t as we expected, think about how we can get through it.

What's the biggest challenge you faced when starting a company and how did you overcome it?

When we first started our business two years ago, we invested too much time and resources into sales and neglected our back-end commercialisation process.

What are your dreams and aspirations for the company going forward?

I want Profet AI to grow into a global AI software company. Our AutoML platform allows more people to become competitively skilled in AI, contributing to our continued growth and dominance at the apex of the supply chain pyramid.

Who is your role model, or which public personalities have you been inspired by in your startup journey?

My role model is Elon Musk as I hope that Profet AI can shake up the entire software industry like what Tesla had done in the automotive industry.

What is your strategy when things don't turn out the way you expect?

My team is my think tank whenever I have questions or face difficulties in growing as a company. If not, I would turn to my investors and fellow entrepreneurs for advice.

What inspired you to develop your idea into a startup?

Phase is all about “Creative Flow” — which is that feeling a designer gets when they’re really in the zone, and design just flows. We’re building Phase to help designers get into (and stay in) creative flow as much as possible.

What are your dreams and aspirations for the company going forward?

I want to build a product not only for UI/UX but a suite of web-based, collaborative products for a range of creative mediums.

What is your motivation that keeps you going every day?

I think the problem we’re trying to solve really matters, and if we succeed, we can really bring more happiness into millions of designers’ lives.

What is your strategy when things don’t turn out the way you expect?

I keep a few structured journals. It helps me improve my thinking for the future.

What are your dreams and aspirations for the company going forward?

I believe that we are still in an era of internet imperialism, where the data we generate is controlled by tech giants. In the next generation of the Internet, known as Web 3.0, I aim to develop digital infrastructure in the metaverse or the blockchain, based on personal financial history that opens a new world of financial services and applications.

Who is your role model, or which public personalities have you been inspired by in your startup journey?

I admire Elon Musk’s courage. He dares to do what most people are afraid of and is brave enough to make his ideas a reality. He is also goal-oriented and fearless when making his dreams come true.

What keeps you awake at night?

The blockchain and virtual assets industry is ever-changing, and these changes keep me awake. I get excited when observing changes in the market, watching my competitors’ every move, and learning from the best entrepreneurs in the world.

What is your strategy when things don’t turn out the way you expect?

A growth mindset, the ability to think quickly and being flexible always helps me overcome every difficulty.