Chris Yeh (Writer & Entrepreneur)
Chris Yeh (Writer & Entrepreneur)
Chris Yeh is a writer, investor, and entrepreneur. He has had a ringside seat in the world of startups and scale ups since 1995.
Education
Chris Yeh graduated from;
Stanford University - BA/ BS, Product Design, Creative Writing
Harvard Business School - MBA, Entrepreneurship
Career
Chris Yeh writes on a broad range of topics, but he maintains a special focus on entrepreneurship and startups. His work has been featured in publications including Harvard Business Review and TechCrunch. He is the co-author of the The New York Times best-seller “The Alliance” Managing Talent in the Networked Age, and he also co-authored “Blitzscaling” The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies. According to him in one of his interview section. He stated tha
“I didn’t make this choice based on money or fame.
I was simply following the core principle that has driven my life and career: Choose the most interesting choice.
Years later, I codified this principle in my personal mission statement, which my friends and later co-authors Ben Casnocha and Reid Hoffman wrote about in their book, The Start-Up of You”.
Also he stated that
“I help interesting people do interesting things.”
Over the years, following this mission has led me on an interesting path, from entrepreneur to investor and finally to author and speaker.
I’ve worked with hundreds and companies and entrepreneurs, and even after nearly 25 years, the primary criteria that shapes my decisions is, “What choice will let me work with the most interesting people on the most important opportunities?”
Association & innovations
Chris Yeh is the co-author, along with Reid Hoffman, of Blitzscaling, the book explains how to build world-changing companies like Amazon, Alibaba, and Airbnb in record time.
His books has help founders, venture capitalists, corporate leaders, policymakers, and everyday people better understand how the internet has changed the way we work together to build amazing organizations.
According to him
“hundreds of companies, from garage-dwelling startups to Fortune 50 titans have tapped the knowledge and insights from his books to accelerate and transform their businesses”.
Interests
Chris Yeh enjoys working with serial entrepreneurs, independent angel investors, and startup advisors.
He has spent the entirety of his career working at high-tech startups, which has led to his concrete understanding of Startup company growth strategies and venture capital best practices.
Response to covid-19 crisis
Chris Yeh thoughts are
“Coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting every business. For most, it has reduced revenues and growth; for a lucky few, it has increased them. For all, it represents one of the biggest challenges of our lifetimes. I’ve given over 1,500 talks on all different topics, all of which can be delivered virtually. I have worked remotely with companies around the world, including some of the world’s biggest corporations”
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Associating with
He is co-teaching CS183C: Technology-enabled Blitzscaling with Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, and Allen Blue. They are focusing on how Silicon Valley companies navigate rapid scaling, from dorm room to global giant.