Interviews with immigrant startup founders, venture capitalists, and tech business leaders — ***This series is being moved to Substack; read and subscribe for free here*** This is an interview series of 1st and 2nd generation immigrants who are startup founders, venture capitalists, or tech business leaders. It is my way of telling the stories of immigrants, as well as celebrating the entrepreneurial…

Q&A with Liyuan Woo, CFO of BeautyHealth (NASDAQ: SKIN) — ***This series is being moved to Substack; read and subscribe for free here*** This story is part of the Entrepreneurship of Life series, a collection of interviews with immigrant startup founders, venture capitalists, and tech business leaders. *If you haven’t read Part I, start here* THE BEAUTYHEALTH STORY (CONT’D) Q: In December 2020, HydraFacial…

Q&A with Liyuan Woo, CFO of BeautyHealth (NASDAQ: SKIN) — ***This series is being moved to Substack; read and subscribe for free here*** This piece is the first of a two-part story. See link to Part II at the end. This story is part of the Entrepreneurship of Life series, a collection of interviews with immigrant startup founders, venture capitalists…

Q&A with Kevin Ye, Corporate Venture Advisor and Partner at Mach49 — ***This series is being moved to Substack; read and subscribe for free here*** This story is part of the Entrepreneurship of Life series, a collection of interviews with immigrant startup founders, venture capitalists, and tech business leaders. *Start with Part I here* Corporate Venture Capital (cont’d) Q: What KPIs should one use to measure…

Q&A with Kevin Ye, Corporate Venture Advisor and Partner at Mach49 — ***This series is being moved to Substack; read and subscribe for free here*** This story is part of the Entrepreneurship of Life series, a collection of interviews with immigrant startup founders, venture capitalists, and tech business leaders. Introduction What do Google and DuPont have in common? Yes, they are both gigantic…

Q&A with Alan Zhao, Co-Founder and VP of Engineering at YC Startup Warmly, — ***This series is being moved to Substack; read and subscribe for free here*** This story is part of the Entrepreneurship of Life series, a collection of interviews with immigrant startup founders, venture capitalists, and tech business leaders. Start with Part I here Warmly, Experience & Reflections (Cont’d) You guys consummated several successful fundraisings last year…

Q&A with Alan Zhao, Co-Founder and VP of Engineering at YC Startup Warmly, — ***This series is being moved to Substack; read and subscribe for free here*** This story is part of the Entrepreneurship of Life series, a collection of interviews with immigrant startup founders, venture capitalists, and tech business leaders. Introduction We talk a lot about founder-market fit for startups, but even so, you…

Q&A with Wen-kuni Ceant, Co-Founder / CEO of Politicking — ***This series is being moved to Substack; read and subscribe for free here*** This story is part of the Entrepreneurship of Life series, a collection of interviews with immigrant startup founders, venture capitalists, and tech business leaders. Introduction Millennials are quickly becoming the largest voter-eligible age group in the US, representing…

Q&A with Hara Wang, Climate Tech Investor and Co-Founder of Next-Gen Climate Accelerator Third Derivative — ***This series is being moved to Substack; read and subscribe for free here*** This story is part of the Entrepreneurship of Life series, a collection of interviews with immigrant startup founders, venture capitalists, and tech business leaders. Introduction We hear about climate change all the time, but what is climate tech…