{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62a91f99e42bfa00128a2c8c/649db144961fa70011e1d8eb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#Origins | Against All Odds: Making it to Y Combinator | Jonathan Low | Co-founder Ajourney","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62a91f99e42bfa00128a2c8c/1688056012531-68d70a35f0cf352c2d705b5ca119741b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The 6th episode of the&nbsp;#Origins&nbsp;series has landed. 🚀</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we have&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/74366470/admin/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Low</a>&nbsp;with us to share his journey. Being a dad of two, with lots of lessons and experience gathered from his past venture Honestbee, he is now venturing again with <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/74366470/admin/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Jiang</a> and <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/74366470/admin/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cayter Goh</a> to make #payroll simple with <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/74366470/admin/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ajourney (YC S22)</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/74366470/admin/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan</a> and host <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/74366470/admin/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Eric</a> met 12 years ago at Silicon Valley over <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/74366470/admin/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NUS Overseas Colleges</a> and the experiences at the Bay Area inspired Jonathan to take the leap into #entrepneurship.</p><p><br></p><p>He shared in the episode about:</p><p>- How experience starting Honestbee is incredibly awesome and incredibly awful as well</p><p>- How he nearly missed the #YC application when his 2nd kid was just born</p><p>- What <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/74366470/admin/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Y Combinator</a> values in the founding team</p><p>- Juggling being a #parent and running an early startup </p><p><br></p><p>➕ Follow <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/74366470/admin/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Your Grit Story Podcast</a> so you won't miss it!</p><p><br></p><p>#Ajourney&nbsp;#startup #founder</p><p><br></p><p>👇 Check out the full episode links in the comment!</p>","author_name":"Eric Chan"}