Kaci Xie, CEO of Cimu, shared her entrepreneurial journey on the VectorShift podcast, discussing how she learned sewing out of necessity and turned it into a solution to address fashion waste and poorly fitting clothing. The persistent sizing mismatch issue in women's online clothing shopping is a driving force behind her venture, which aims to connect customers with local tailors to adjust ill-fitting clothes purchased online, reducing garment returns and ultimately fashion waste. One of Kaci's primary motivations for starting Cimu is the lack of standard tailoring practices in the US, contrasting with the tailoring culture present in many Asian countries. Building Cimu involves not just technological development but hands-on outreach to onboard tailors, who face language barriers and operate small, traditional shops without a digital presence.