Kristy Kim is a CEO and Co-founder of DearMissJ – e-commerce store that sells in-house designed and manufactured jewelry. Kristy came to USA from Korea when she was 11 years old. In order to start her own business, she made the decision to quit her job at a Venture Capital fund. Before quitting, she was looking for a technical co-founder and that actually took her 2 years. 6 months into her startup, she and her team had to change the company's business model. Today, DearMissJ's jewelry pieces are sold in the brand's online store as well as at 40 other brand's retail stores across the country.Why and when Kristy decided to give up her convenient job at a Venture Fund? How is she producing the jewelry? How did she finally find her co-founders? Why did she have to change DearMissJ’s business model?Listen to the interview and learn about Kristy's story!You can also watch our talk at www.valleytalks.com.A lovely shout out to our partners: Runway Incubator for providing amazing space and to StyleBee for fabulous styling (use a special promo code VALLEYTALKS for $25 OFF of your first styling by StyleBee!) A BIG thank you to our sponsor UnStock — mobile-first marketplace for video clips.