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Dayone Company's recent growth is truly explosive. First quarter sales reached KRW 30.3 billion, a 12% year-on-year growth, and operating profit reached KRW 400 million, maintaining a solid surplus. In particular, the secret to their success lies in diversifying their portfolio by breaking away from the existing B2C-centered structure and capturing three birds with one stone: B2B, B2G, and the global market. In particular, the surge in sales of about 97% in the B2G area, such as the government-led defense AI talent training project, is considered an example of proving the credibility of educational content. In addition, the fact that the contribution margin was raised to the highest ever level of 53.1% by streamlining production and marketing costs through the OSMU (One Source Multi Use) strategy of producing content once and using it on multiple channels is considered an excellent management strategy within the industry.

Performance in the global market is also remarkable. 'Coloso', a vocational skills education brand, recently surpassed 700,000 cumulative members, solidifying its position as a global education platform beyond Korea. The proportion of overseas users reaches 40% of all members, and the fact that users from English-speaking countries account for a particularly high percentage of over 80% clearly shows the potential for expansion of K-education content. The high-quality curriculum, which contains the know-how of practical experts in illustration, animation, and baking, overcomes language barriers and provides practical help to creators around the world. This growth is not just luck, but means that our detailed content planning tailored to the needs of each country and our business-centered, practical education philosophy have worked well in the market.

In terms of technology, the innovation shown by Dayone Company is also revealed in the introduction of a new evaluation system in line with the AI era. The 'APEX (AI Professional Excellence)' certification test developed by them presents a new standard by which even non-majors without coding knowledge can be evaluated on how to apply AI in practice and solve problems. It is receiving favorable reviews from corporate sites as it is not simply a test asking about grammar, but rather verifies 'thinking skills' that maximize work efficiency by using AI as a tool in a real work environment. This suggests that Day One Company is evolving beyond a simple knowledge transmitter to become a key partner that accelerates digital transformation (DX) in industrial settings.

However, behind this splendid growth, a painful blemish remains in the form of a recent large-scale personal information leak. Around last May, a security incident occurred in which GitHub account keys were stolen and customer names, contact information, emails, and even instructor information were leaked. Dayone Company announced that it had immediately taken measures to block threats and prevent recurrence, but the information leak that occurred on an education platform operated based on trust caused great anxiety to customers. This incident clearly warns that no matter how great the educational content and sales performance are, if the system stability that protects users' personal information is not guaranteed, the corporate brand value that has been built can collapse in an instant.