No connections, no money, just a $100 head start. GoodTime began with a $100 investment and a self-taught coder determined to change the hiring game. That’s what got the AI-powered company from ground zero to hero, now automating interview management tasks for companies like Hubspot, Spotify, Priceline, and Lyft, cutting time-to-hire in half.
For Ahryun Moon, co-founder and CEO of GoodTime, the road wasn’t paved with elite connections or traditional credentials. After earning business degrees from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The University of Texas at Austin, she started her career as a financial analyst. But when she used Python to automate a quarter of her work, she didn’t stop there. Moon doubled down, spending ten-hour days in coffee shops to learn how to code–building websites, apps, and, eventually, GoodTime.
It’s no secret interviews are often the most dreaded part of the hiring process. Moon makes sure GoodTime tackles these pain points with human-centric AI, automating 90% of interview management tasks. The platform handles everything from automated multi-day interview scheduling, SMS and WhatsApp communication, workflow automation, intelligent interviewer selection, and powerful data and benchmarking reports. The result? Top talent, hired faster and with less hassle.
Breaking in wasn’t easy. Moon recalls moments that felt like hitting rock bottom and wondering if this was the moment where others gave up. Instead, she pushed forward– not just for herself, but for the next generation of female founders fighting for their place. She’s determined to help female entrepreneurs level the playing field, and hopes to help combat the “female founder discount,” the reality that women receive just 2% of all venture funding despite owning 38% of businesses.
Now, she and GoodTime are proving that when opportunity isn’t given, it can be created.
