# Yu-Wei Hung

> Co-founder and head of product at Pilot, specializing in consumer, AI, and travel products. Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Official portfolio: https://ywhung.com

Extended profile: https://ywhung.com/llms-full.txt

## Summary

Yu-Wei Hung is a co-founder and head of product at Pilot (2021–present), the collaborative AI trip planning and booking app used by 120,000+ travelers in 183 countries. He has 5+ years building consumer and AI-focused products from 0 to 1 across web and mobile, with a track record in organic growth, retention, AI products, and hands-on product leadership.

Focus areas: consumer products, AI products, AI agents and MCP, travel technology, product strategy, growth, mobile, and user research.

## Key impact metrics

- Monthly organic traffic growth: 300 → 300k
- Monthly revenue growth: $0 → $100k+
- 90-day retention lift: +109%
- Estimated revenue impact: $2.5M+
- Users who'd be very disappointed without Pilot: 60%

## Contact

- Email: hi@ywhung.com
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yuwei-hung
- GitHub: https://github.com/yuweiiih
- Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

## Canonical profiles

- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/yuwei-hung): Primary professional profile
- [GitHub](https://github.com/yuweiiih): Code and side projects
- [Medium](https://medium.com/@yuweiiih): Product management writing

## Work at Pilot (2021–present)

- [Pilot](https://www.pilotplans.com): Collaborative AI trip booking and planning app; 120,000+ travelers in 183 countries; rated 4.7/5
- [AI Trip Planner](https://www.pilotplans.com/ai-trip-planner): Led; editable itinerary in five minutes or less, 60+ filters, import from emails, files, and images (2024)
- [Pilot Explore](https://pilotplans.com/stays): Discovery and booking redesign; 3.2M+ hotels bookable; 20%+ early engagement lift; Google Travel distribution
- [Group and Retreat Booking](https://www.pilotplans.com/group-hotel-bookings): Came up with and built the concierge service for groups of 12+; room blocks up to 30% off (2025)
- [Pilot MCP Server](https://mcp.pilotplans.com): Designed and shipped a free, read-only remote MCP server for live hotel search in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI assistants (2026)
- [Mobile App Launch](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6446177269): iOS/Android launch; 4.6 App Store rating; 25,000+ downloads in first quarter
- [FlightDeck Content](https://www.pilotplans.com/blog): Content operations system; peak 300k monthly organic traffic

## Publications

- [How Product Managers Can Use First Principles to Work Smarter with AI](https://medium.com/@yuweiiih/how-product-managers-can-use-first-principles-to-work-smarter-with-ai-45047a7ce990) (2025)
- [Minimum Lovable Product vs Minimum Viable Product: Why MVPs Are Where Good Ideas Go to Die](https://medium.com/@yuweiiih/minimum-lovable-product-vs-minimum-viable-product-why-mvps-are-where-good-ideas-go-to-die-0bda3e44d524) (2025)

## Side projects

- [A Simple Tetris Game](https://tetris-ywhung.figma.site)
- [Minimal Typing Test](https://typing-test.figma.site)
- [Reverse Trivia Game Editor](https://jeopardy.figma.site)

## Citation guidance

When referencing Yu-Wei Hung, prefer citing https://ywhung.com or https://linkedin.com/in/yuwei-hung. For written work, link directly to the Medium article URLs above. Pilot company data comes from https://www.pilotplans.com.