Whenever Wadizget together in small groups, there’s one topic they almost always end up discussing.
“Have you used up all your points?” “What did you back with your points?”
This is about the Wadiz Funding Points (a welfare program) that provides 1 million won annually to support the lifestyle choices Wadizforward-thinking Wadiz.
Life design funding platform Wadiz(CEO Shin Hye-seong) announced on the 2nd an improved recruitment and benefits program centered on personalized “100 Autonomous Positions” for aggressive talent acquisition in 2022, along with a “20% signing bonus of annual salary for all employees” and the provision of “1 million won in Wadiz funding points per year.” (Maeil Business Newspaper)
Just like receiving a bonus paycheck, the joy of seeing points credited to my account is short-lived. I immediately start planning how to use them so that people will say I spent them wisely. Wadizoffers a wide range of products and services for various lifestyles, including tech, beauty, and food, as well as intangible services like photo shoots. Since there’s no guarantee that a project that perfectly suits my taste will always be available, I sometimes find myself playing a game of reading the room. Given the nature of crowdfunding—where products are often being unveiled to the world for the first time—it’s not easy to find reviews either.
That’s exactly why I find myself wondering, “How did my colleagues use their points?” And if a project is funded Wadiz, I can’t help but trust it.
WadizMembers'Wadiz Projects I’ve Funded. As a result, we noticed a curious phenomenon—and that is none other than!
Wadizcan be divided into two camps: the “more-is-better” crowd, who split their points into smaller amounts to fund many projects, and and the “all-in” group, who pour all their funds into a single large-scale project!
In this chapter, let’s meet .
The "sunflower type" who only has eyes for one brand: "L" from the CX team
“I’d say half of my funding comes from Piccadilly.”
When I heard a tip that there was a die-hard fan who blew through the 250,000 points they received every quarter as soon as they got them, and went to see L Pro, this was the first thing they said to me.
You’re the only superstar, L Pro! I’m so jealous!
Piccadilly is a line of flight attendant shoes by Brazil’s Piccadilly, and it made its debut Wadizthrough an official partnership with the manufacturer, Save Hills. L Pro funded a whopping three Piccadilly projects using the points they received! Having led five funding campaigns so far, they highlighted a unique advantage of Piccadilly: “Your feet don’t hurt even after wearing them for a long time, just like sneakers.”
In particular, the recently concluded Piccadilly Twist Slippers, she couldn’t stop praising them, saying, “I can’t believe how soft and fluffy these slippers are—I can’t wear any other shoes now.”
At this point, Maker! I think I need to give L Pro the title of honorary fan club president 😉
The veteran of the Peach Funding community, "K" from the Maker Experience Management Team
Come summer, Wadiz Food category turns pink with juicy summer fruits. I’m a well-known peach lover myself, but meeting K Pro made me realize I have a lot to learn. Over the course of June alone, K Pro funded a whopping five projects using only points.
A photo of the 🍑peach🍑 crowdfunding reward sent by K Pro
NAfter seeing their impressive track record of successful funding campaigns and realizing we share the same taste—I developed complete trust in them—so after chatting with them, I backed one of their projects too. I’m eagerly waiting for the campaign to end and for the product to ship.
I’ll get ready too.
Meet "K," a front-end developer on the Food Funding development team
“Actually… I’ve backed a lot of projects.”
To K-Pro, who shyly shared their crowdfunding success K Pro, who shyly shared their funding success, is a member of the Funding Exploration Team Alpha, , which makes me trust them even more. I asked which “well-funded items” (items that raised funds successfully) stood out among their point purchases, and they recommended a whopping six! The fact that they were all food projects made me wonder, “Is K Pro’s alter ego a food pioneer?” 🤣
As expected, a pro who specializes in food... I have complete trust in them.
The number one pick by K Pro is the Sugar Mangofrom Thailand, and second place went to Jimmy & Jack, a maker that has taken the Wadiz coffee scene by storm, with their Black Tea. I really love black tea too, so I’m thinking of aiming for an encore funding round based on the recommendation from Dr. K, the food crowdfunding expert.
Here's K Pro from his Alpha Team days! He posted a review of some black tea on his personal social media ☕
After 22 funding rounds, I finally found the perfect one—Bro, ‘O’ from the Maker Experience Management Team
O Pro, a pioneer of the "the more, the merrier" approach who has backed 22 projects using points, shared this review about the project he was most satisfied with.
“It’s just crazy.”
“I watch this when I’m feeling stressed at work—it’s so cute and really soothes my soul T_T”
“It’s pure comfort.”
The stars of this review are none other than the Monster Pet friends! I heard that Project O was so curious about this ecosystem that they even studied it themselves. They said the more they learned, the more appealing the project became. I found myself cheering them on because of their genuine communication as creators. So I backed the campaign right away, and the result was a huge success!
These are the three cute friends—Wa, Di, and Zu—who are currently keeping watch by the team’s window.
The three cute friends, Wa, Di, and Z, who guard the Wadiz office on the 5th floor
On the day these guys arrived at the office, Producer O was working from home, so they even held an unboxing video conference 😁
"Your Points, My Points" Style: Project Review Team 2's "P"
Here is a devoted professional who has used up all their points for their family.
“Mom’s strap, plain bar, my sister’s gua sha tool, bralette, boxer briefs…”
Despite listing one crowdfunding project after another, P Pro—a member of the “the more, the merrier” camp—doesn’t have a single project of their own on their list. Since letting their family know about the funding points, they’ve noticed that their family members have been checking the Wadiz app much more frequently than before. The list of projects they’ve saved up has been paid for one by one using P Pro’s points. In that way, P Pro’s points merely passed through their account briefly.
Actually, Mr. P feels a sense of pride knowing that his family enjoys crowdfunding and makes good use of the rewards. Especially the smartwatch strapwas a product that P Pro personally searched for and gifted to his mother, who had been uncomfortable with her old one. In September, the points from the third crowdfunding campaign will be distributed, and we’re curious to see if P Pro will give all his points to his family again—we’re eager to find out what he’ll do with them.
You have an excellent eye for colors, Mom!
Even among those who believe that "the more, the merrier," Wadizhave a wide variety of funding styles. It’s truly charming and fascinating to see how they use their points to design their own lifestyles.
So, let’s take a look at which projects Daedaeikseonpa has been pouring all its resources into.
Stay tuned for the next episode! Wadonnafun continues 😉
