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At the age of 23, Kim faced her own crushing failure. Graduating from Pepperdine University, she joined a burgeoning internet startup only to witness its abrupt downfall, which resulted in her losing her job and having to lay off friends. Overwhelmed by the dual weight of financial and emotional distress, she hit rock bottom and felt an intense desire to retreat from the world.
Rising from the Ashes: A New Beginning
While grappling with despair, a flicker of hope remained; Kim recognized the need to rise again. With no conventional avenues available for funding—having suffered a bankruptcy—she turned to her 80-year-old grandmother for support. Surprisingly, her grandmother, unfamiliar with the concept of the internet, offered her a loan of $10,000, facilitating Kim's new venture.