I quit a well-paid crypto job to live in a van I converted myself. I went broke. Properly broke. Then I built a US$3M business.
What happened
In April 2022, at 26, I left a business development job at a crypto company that paid handsomely. I bought a second-hand van, converted it into a mobile office, and drove around Taiwan building a company that didn't have a business model yet.
The van part sounds romantic. It wasn't. I ran out of money.
When the borders finally reopened, I took a solo trip to Vietnam and decided to give the business one last shot — and pivoted.
It worked. Outo passed NT$100M in revenue in 2025 — around US$3M.
Today I lead a team of 15 across three countries. We run private small-group travel across Asia for people who want the trip without the 40 hours of research.
It started with wanting to travel wherever, whenever. It still does.
What I'm doing now
Being the architect of the projects built around my ideal way of life. Right now:
- Scale
- Making Outo the first travel company out of Taiwan to reach US$100M in private group tours. We're early on that road and I'd rather say it out loud than quietly.
- Community
- Building a circle of founders who actually learn from each other — not a network, a small group that goes the distance.
- Destinations
- Opening new places from the 60+ countries I've travelled. The list is long; the hard part is which ones survive contact with real operations.
I write about this as I go — the version with the numbers and the mistakes in it, not the LinkedIn version.
Updated 19 September 2026
My projects
Outo 奧拓 Better way to travel.2026 on the road
- Feb
- 🚐Melbourne, Australia
- Jun
- 🌴Lombok, Indonesia
- Aug
- 🏢Hanoi, Vietnam
🏝️Bali, Indonesia - Oct
- 🪑Jakarta, Indonesia
- Nov
- ✈️Vancouver, Canada
✈️New York, USA
✈️Los Angeles, USA - Dec
- 🎿Hokkaido, Japan
Amber months are still ahead — if I'm landing near you, say so and let's get that coffee.
Let's connect over a coffee chat
I'm looking for
- Founders. Especially anyone with a story about getting unstuck — or anyone stuck where I've been stuck.
- People who want to build something with us. Outo hires slowly and keeps people a long time. Start with a conversation, not just a CV.
- Mentors. People five or more years ahead of me, willing to challenge me. In return, a front-row seat to this journey for as long as it runs.
- Interesting souls. If a few of the topics below are yours too, we'll have plenty to talk about.
Pick one and it'll start your message for you ↓
Anything adjacent works too. I'm not the right person for agency pitches or anything with "synergy" in the subject line.
