I am a multi-talented entrepreneur and leader with deep technical, product management, and marketing experience.
I was born and raised in New York City's West Village. After September 11th, 2001, I moved to Beijing to pursue studies in Chinese, as well as entrepreneurial enterprises.
In September of 2011, after five years of freelance work and entrepreneurial ventures - teaching, writing, translation, photography, real estate, tour guiding, etc - and five years of product management in tech companies, I turned 30, got married, cashed out of Renren.com (NYSE:RENN), and founded Frogo.tv - now Boardmonks.tv. Frogo.tv embodied a new vision for journalism and TV set top box experiences on the web and mobile. Since that time, I've founded or cofounded several funded startups in the chat and marketing automation spaces.
Currently, I am aiming to transition my career and help solve huge problems in climate, education, health, transportation or food-related technology. I am also accepting consulting engagements related to growth, marketing and technology in any space.
I have a wide range of entrepreneurial and work experiences, having lived in China for more than 10 years and founded or co-founded three funded startups, including ChatCenter.io, Grata.co, and Boardmonks.tv. Prior to startup life, I was Senior Product Manager for Advertising at Renren.com (NYSE: RENN), China's largest social network.
As the founder or co-founder of three funded Startups, I've been through the paces of startup life.
I was drawn to many subjects in school, from computer science at Cornell university, to maths, and their history at Oberlin College, to Photography and Travel Writing at Harvard. During my second year at Oberlin, I become enthralled with Chinese and moved to Beijing. I was just 19 years old. After 10 years, and 5 years in Chinese-only corporate environments, my Mandarin Chinese is both confident and technical. I also speak fluent JavaScript.
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