Startups

The 199 Days That Changed Me: Building a Business from Scratch

I wrote this piece at 23, right after moving from Taiwan to Beijing alone to found Summit Tea. My team and I had no money and no resources—just pure enthusiasm. Desperate to get our name out there, I penned this article to share the story of why we were making tea. To our surprise, it went viral, bringing in 100k+ views and our very first batch of seed users.