How being chained to a cubicle made this woman into an entrepreneur – with Yunha Kim

Yunha Kim, Locket, Mobile Apps, Women Founders

This is the story of a woman working 120 hours a week at a job she wasn’t interested in, who had an idea so good that she quit her investment banking job a week later.

Yunha Kim is the founder of Locket. You know how your mobile phone’s lock screen is usually nothing but a static image? Well Yuhna came up with an app that shows content on the lock screen.

If you have an idea but are nervous about quitting your job, wait until you hear how Yunha did it in this interview.

Yunha Kim

Locket

Yunha Kim is the co-founder of Locket, which is an Android app that delivers ads on your lock screen and pays you just for unlocking your phone.

 

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. You know me, right? I’m Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart, and this is the story of a woman who didn’t even want to be an entrepreneur, but then she found an idea that she got really excited about.

Yunha Kim is the founder of Locket. You know how your mobile phone has that lock screen probably that has nothing but a static image on it? Well, Yunha came up with an app that shows content on the lock screen. Swipe one way, you get to unlock your phone and use it the usual way. Swipe another way, and you get access to that content. Her company also has something called Locket SDK which app makers can use to show their content on her users’ lock screens.

We’ll find out how she built her business, see how successful it’s gotten, and how it got here. And it’s all thanks to Walker Corporate Law. I’m going to hold up their mug right there. Scott...

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