Product @Argent

Ko Sakuma

I believe that a truly great product can change people's lives.

This belief led me to become an entrepreneur at 16, building an innovative social eCommerce platform at Xiawa Technologies (China). Subsequently, I worked on several early-stage products with Apple, IBM, HODINKEE Japan, and the NHS — as an engineer, designer, and analyst.

Currently, I'm at Argent — building a decentralised bank.

When I'm not busy with building things, I enjoy reading, writing, and exploring big, exciting ideas. You can find my latest notes/resources from this link.

Thanks for visiting here - hope you'll enjoy! 🤟

Co-founder

Xiawa

When I was 16, I co-founded Xiawa — an experiential shopping app that provides a personal AI assistant. I led the product from ideation to delivery, and raised $650,000 (USD) for Pre-Seed funding.

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Software Engineering

Apple

As part of my postgraduate thesis, I worked with Apple to develop a Proof of Concept solution for Long Covid patients at the UK National Health Service (NHS).

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Web Development

IBM

I co-built and shipped an innovative web portal for IBM UK Universities, which facilitates open-source collaborations between academia and IBM’s industry partners in the UK.

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Speaker

Product School

I spoke at Product School webinar on July 17th 2021, answering Mock Interview questions from Akhil Sharma (Head of Product @Gojek)

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Personal Project

Facebook Academy

This was a personal project that I did as part of the Product Leader Certificate (PLC). "Facebook Academy" is a hypothetical product proposal that aims to address the challenges in today's education.

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