At Sounding.AI (探空认知科学), we helped over 10,000 lost and underestimated college students find their career paths, receiving countless heartfelt Thanks Letters.
After successful fundraising, we built an end-to-end system from resume generation to AI-powered interview prediction and real-time interview assistance, using a Context-centered multi-agent workflow that broke away from linear API-calling paradigms. That was the first time I touched real impact. But I soon realized that a great product needs more than just meeting user needs; it requires a strong technical moat. Driven by this desire for depth, I decided to pivot to Research.
However, during my subsequent research career, I faced a defining moment. I was told that the success of research depended entirely on the paper.
Even if users in the study clearly expressed they had no need for the system, the conclusion wasn't to investigate further—rather, the suggestion was that "a mature researcher wouldn't report findings like that."
I could never accept this. If "maturity" means silencing reality to polish a paper, I remain skeptically cautious of such "maturity."
After graduation, I joined Flowtica full-time. At Flowtica, I led the design of Human-AI co-existing workspace and launched the world's first intelligent pen Understand You. Flowtica eventually won the CES 2026 AI Innovation Award.
There was an unexpected twist: after my previous a11yshape project (where I designed Vibe Coding and Visual Edits six months before Cursor), I thought I might never work in accessibility again. But at Flowtica, our product, designed for the general public, received touching feedback from hearing-impaired users.
This made me realize: Real-world needs are often more complex and moving than lab hypotheses.
At MiraclePlus, I engaged with hundreds of top-tier PhDs, Professors, Researchers, and Founders, witnessing their transition from lab to market.
I assumed that observing more would clarify the link between Research and the Real World. Instead, the more I saw, the more I encountered a "shared confusion." Beneath polished pitch decks, everyone—including myself—is still searching for the missing underlying philosophy.
This is why I have chosen to stop and find the real answer.