Bomee Jung

Hi! I’m Bomee, Co-Founder and CEO of Cadence OneFive.

Bomee is pronounced “bohm-ee.” The J in Jung is a hard J, as in Jack, not a “y” as in “young.”

I do whatever’s needed to keep us shipping

I set strategy with my co-founder Marc, make sure we have what it takes to succeed, and ensure our people are succeeding. I do whatever is needed—including writing code and bridging real estate and software.

At work, I am committed to:

1. Moving fast enough and staying alive long enough to find a solution people consistently pay us for
2. Keeping focus on climate justice while building a product that removes friction for multifamily retrofits at market scale
3. Building a vibrant intellectual community and a work culture aligned with our values
4. Prioritizing openness in information and process for healthy conflict and restorative conversations

In our community of practice, I am committed to:

1. Mainstreaming quality housing as a human right
2. Supporting people with less access into climate action careers through “open office” informationals

I like you; it’s just that I’m autistic

I’m #actuallyAutistic with an Asperger profile. Happy to talk about it. This affects how I communicate and interact:

Please try to:

• Hear WHAT I’m saying. I mean just what I say. I don’t imply things—I just say them. Take what I say at face value. If in doubt, ask.
• Ignore HOW I’m saying it. Affect (volume, pace, pitch, inflection) is not my friend. Don’t read into my facial expressions—I don’t know what my face is doing.
• QUESTIONS are requests for information. I’m asking to understand, not to criticize or imply anything about you.
• Hear the specific WORDS. I choose words for specific meaning. Don’t assume I’m using them loosely.

If I’m stressed, my ability to self-regulate will be poor. If you feel I’m being critical or shutting you down, it’s unintentional. Please tell me immediately so I can recalibrate.

Please be direct. Blunt is fine.

1. ASAP over perfect. I appreciate quick responses over longer, more thoughtful ones.
2. Be Direct and Explicit. Clear, straightforward communication. Avoid hints or “reading between the lines.”
3. Provide Context. If you’re changing topics or referring to earlier discussions, give me brief context. If I ask for context you think I should know, please be patient—I forgot.
4. Give me Feedback Directly. If my behavior causes discomfort, tell me specifically. I listen with intent and don’t take feedback personally.
5. Don’t Assume Intent. Don’t make assumptions about my motivations based on my affect or neurotypical expectations. If you’re wondering, just ask.

Here are my asks of you

Help Me Be Strategic:

• Challenge my assumptions early. I enjoy testing ideas through debate and don’t take it personally.
• I crave data. I take in information best with bullet lists, concrete language, action-items first (inverse pyramid style), and tables/flowcharts.
• Put important items on my weekly radar—I like to see all the moving parts.

Help Me Stay On Track:

• Set deadlines. If you need a response by a specific time, tell me. Feel free to nag.
• I have a terrible memory and depend on written notes. Remind me. I promise I won’t be offended.
• Tell me what to expect and when. I appreciate what may feel like overcommunication.
• Pitch in on admin tasks when you see them. I tend to do rather than delegate because I figure other people’s time is important, but it can overwhelm my schedule. I appreciate people “doing the hoovering.”

Working Preferences:

• RTFM is beautiful. I value documentation and actually using it.
• Meet in quiet places. I can’t hear well over background noise.
• No FYI cc’s. If I need to see an email, write a Hubspot note explaining what I need to know.

I work all the time, but you shouldn’t

Timezone: US Eastern (GMT-4 summer, GMT-5 winter)

Work hours: As early as 6:30 AM, as late as 11PM. Online 7 days a week, but I don’t expect responses to anything I post outside of YOUR regular working hours. I’m reliably unavailable between 7:30AM and 9:30AM, except for scheduled check-ins.

Contact me:

• Slack - Highly available. Use public channels, not DMs.
• Meetings - Pls check calendar for availability. Avoid Mon/Fri if possible.

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Background and Motivators

Why I do this work

I value people reaching their full potential. Quality housing is foundational to that—shelter is the first need that must be met for someone to grow into who they could be.

Helping people build meaningful careers is another way to support their self-actualization. So, I also support people’s career development, particularly those with less access to climate action careers.

Climate is a dire and immediate threat to everyone’s wellbeing, including my kids. Like many people, I worry about what kind of world they’ll have by the 2050s—how equitably we share resources, what rights we protect. That’s what drives my sense of mission.

This means:

1. Climate action must be exponential. Housing accounts for a disproportionate share of GHG emissions. Our work will meaningfully contribute.
2. Climate justice isn’t optional. All climate actions have justice consequences, so we should DO climate justice intentionally.
3. People deserve better than industrial-era work culture. I’m building a company with respect for wellbeing and self-actualization in its DNA.
4. Collaborative problem-solving is the work. I want to jointly problem-solve with people who have opinions, push and pull on ideas, and are ready to DO something.

About me

I’m an immigrant American of Korean heritage, trans-inclusive radical feminist (she/her), and trained urban planner. I started working on climate in my late 20s because climate change is THE urgent challenge of my generation and cities are the lever that moves the global economy.

Though I started in technology (1998) and climate (2002) before housing (2008), I’m a houser first and last. Housing is a human right!

Professional background: Speaker bio | LinkedIn

Personality assessments: INTJ (MBTI) | Strategic, Achiever, Analytical, Command, Activator (Clifton Strengths)

Star Trek > Star Wars. What’s not to like about hyper-competent, doggedly empathetic people trying to accept what is alien on its own terms?