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Jerry Chang is the founder of Ippinka, an online marketplace for design-oriented consumers looking for functional and well-made products

Whether it was outlined on the back of a paper napkin, it was financed by your sister's mother-in-law's next-door neighbour, or it was a desperation move after you were laid off by a corporation, we want to hear about how your small or medium-sized business got its start.

Jerry Chang is the founder of Ippinka, an online marketplace for design-oriented consumers looking for functional and well-made products. In this edition of How I Started, he talks about what motivated him to leave his 9-to-5 job in order to start his dream business.

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