Yoonchul Yi

Experiences

Business Research @ RLWRLD 2025.10. – 2026.01.

  • Structured global partner requirements into feasible PoC scenarios to align with technical capabilities.
  • Established a pioneering dexterity benchmark taxonomy based on real-world industrial use cases.
  • Informed R&D and business strategies by analyzing global robotics trends and competitor insights.

Sergeant @ Republic of Korea Army 2023.01. – 2024.07.

Provided transportation and operational support within a counter-intelligence unit.

Mechanical Engineering @ Seoul National University 2021.03. –

Participated in web and app development clubs, and the SNU Student Venture Network (36th cohort).

Projects

Storybook4me

Developing a personalized AI storybook service that transforms family memories into high-quality, fully illustrated children's tales. WIP, experimental weekend build.

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Mynovel

Developed a full-stack AI platform that transforms ideas into full-length novel drafts. Architected a 6-step generative pipeline using LangChain and FastAPI, incorporating research from 60+ papers to improve EQ-Bench scores. Conducted on-site user research with writer communities in the SF Bay Area to identify core user needs and refine product direction.

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Notion Templates

I design and sell Notion templates to boost personal productivity. (30k+ downloads) Many templates are free, feel free to take a look!

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Leadliner

A service that used AI to summarize daily news for selected stocks. The service is currently discontinued.

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Content Creation & Management

I run a newsletter that introduces the hottest early-stage U.S. startups to the Korean startup community. Within its first month, the newsletter achieved a combined 10k views across two platforms. I also managed an Instagram account, where I curated startup-related books and articles into bite-sized content, growing the account to 1.6k followers over a year before it was archived.

Skillset

FastAPI

While I vibe code in any language these days, I specialize in Python and primarily use FastAPI.

Notion

Experience in designing and selling productivity templates (30k+ downloads).