Businessman

Working at a fulfillment center is definitely not the most glamorous job. I know because, in the early days, that's what I did, day in and day out. I had a tape gun in my hand, and I taped boxes.

When it comes to running a business and interacting with people, you need to be very transparent.

You don't have to be a superhero to change the arc of history.

Parents will be parents. Even now, my mom asks me sometimes, 'When are you going to go back and get a real job?'

Everyone wants to start a business in their garage - they think it's sexy - but when you actually sit as a 30-year-old in a garage, it's not so sexy.

It was tough times in Ohio when we lived there. My dad was between unemployed and just selling random knickknacks at a flea market. My mom was a cashier at a Chinese food restaurant. They both had awesome careers back in Taiwan, and they came here for my sister and I.

Email knocks me off my game. It's just for the morning commute and end of the day. Some might think I'm slow to respond, but those who need to reach me know to send me a text during those hours.

Growing up poor taught me a lot. It instilled in me the ethics of hard work.

I grew up loving to go to Price Club, and later Costco, with my parents.

I start the day just with the family. I don't check emails until my commute, and I make sure my phone isn't close to me until I'm out the door.

Companies are not lead by a single person; they're lead by a group of individuals collectively making good decisions on behalf of the company.

I stopped taking calls when I'm with my kids. It's either work time or family time.

I personally pay, through the majority of my stock and through cash, college tuitions of our full-time employees' kids. Life-changing events are generally covered by Boxed as well.