She quit her job. Got divorced. Started again with nothing. And built something extraordinary.
In this episode, we sit down with Cien Solon, immigrant founder, ex-product lead in fintech, and now CEO of Launch Lemonade, a no-code AI agent marketplace empowering a new generation of entrepreneurs. Her journey spans continents, heartbreaks, reinventions, and ultimately, impact.
Cien opens up about:
Her deeply personal immigrant journey from the Philippines to the UK
Walking away from a “perfect” life to start over from scratch
The emotional cost and radical freedom of reinvention
How she’s making the future of work accessible through AI
This is a conversation about finding purpose in chaos, the power of second chances, and why the future belongs to those bold enough to build it.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 – Why She Almost Didn't Make It Here
00:00:53 – From GPT-Host to Launch Lemonade
00:02:14 – Fruit Names and Founding Stories
00:03:45 – Growing Up in the Philippines
00:05:09 – From China to the UK
00:08:10 – Culture Shock and Reality Checks
00:10:56 – Career Restart and Volunteering
00:12:17 – Managing Engineers Before ChatGPT
00:13:53 – Divorce and Reinvention
00:16:49 – Hackathons and the First MVP
00:18:46 – Why AI Literacy Became Her Mission
00:21:57 – What Launch Lemonade Does
00:24:41 – The Problem With AI Education
00:27:50 – Marketing Will Beat Product
00:32:55 – Why Launch Lemonade Isn’t ChatGPT
00:35:03 – The App Store for AI Agents
00:36:19 – What AI Agents Can Actually Do
00:40:26 – Will AI Really Replace Us?
00:46:15 – Two Things Everyone Should Do Now
00:48:57 – Survivor’s Guilt and Strategic Thinking
00:50:36 – What the Next 5 Years Look Like
00:53:27 – What She’d Tell Her Younger Self
