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Stephen W. is listed as Founder and Managing Partner at Carthage Capital at Carthage Capital Management, based in New York, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at wiharper.com, phone signal with area code 415, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Stephen W..
Stephen W. previously worked as Founder and Managing Partner at Carthage Capital Management and Program Manager 2 at Microsoft. Stephen W. holds Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Bs Computer Science, Bs Philosophy from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Stephen Wu was an AI Software Engineer at Amazon and Microsoft for 6+ years, where he used statistical modeling to build the Amazon Alexa music recommendation system. Over the past 4+ years, he used statistical modeling and analysis to trade options, which eventually became the basis of his trading strategy.He partnered with several of his closest friends at Citadel, Point 72, Millennium, Neuberger Berman, Balyasny, etc to combine statistical modeling with financial analysis to create this trading strategy. After running it for 4 years and returning +31% in 2022, one of the worst years for tech with the Nasdaq -33%, he decided it was time to launch the fund. Stephen now runs it full-time with 100% of his liquid net worth invested and aims to grow it to the best hedge fund in the world. He named it “Carthage” after one of the greatest cities in history, known as a center for trade.Stephen double majored in Computer Science and Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University with honors.
Listed skills include Product Management, Start Ups, Venture Capital, C, and 24 others.
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• Carthage Capital employs an options trading strategy that aims to generate 30%+ profit each year, regardless of market direction. We launched in April 2023 with $10M.• www.carthagecap.com
Redmond, Washington, Us
• Designed, owned, and launched an AI translator system used by all Azure and Visual Studios. Used NLP and ML models to automatically translate text. Improved translation quality by 28%.• Responsible for growing MAU for Microsoft in Russia and Korea. Supported product launches, localization of products, and marketing promotions. Increased MAU by 60% in 2021.• Managed localization efforts across 20+ teams, planned feature roadmaps, and tracked execution timelines and impact priorities for all Azure localization features.• Ran user-studies and A/B tests to incorporate feedback into product roadmaps.
Menlo Park, Ca, Us
• Conducted market research, due diligence, financial analysis, competitive analysis, and team and customer interviews for six $1M seed investments in semiconductor, VR/AR, and web 3.0 spaces. Wrote Investment Memos and presented to Investment Committee. Completed end-to-end.• Sourced deals, attended conferences, and interviewed startups for potential investment.• Supported portfolio operations, connected companies for partnerships.
Seattle, Wa, Us
Amazon Go:• One of the first engineers on the Amazon Go ML team.• Used computer vision, weight sensors, and motion tracking data to write probabilistic algorithms that decide what items people took from the store.• Designed, implemented, and planned rollout for a new system that catches item hand-offs – reduced item tracking error rate by 60% and monthly costs by 25%.Alexa:• Led a team of three engineers to build the Alexa Music AI recommendation system that suggests new songs by using previous song history and user profiles.• Cross-coordinated with 5+ teams and 10+ services on Bluetooth integration for Alexa for cars – successfully launched the product and had 2.3M active users in the first month.
New York, New York, Us
• Worked on music vision and strategy for Charlie Pluth and Kehlani.• Lead the creation and planning Warner Bro's teen version of The Voice/American Idol.• Scouted for new musical talent.
Cupertino, California, Us
• Designed a ML-based smart-playlist feature. Wrote product specs, roadmap, & launch docs.• Pitched to and approved by Steve Gedikian (Tim Cook’s direct report) and Head of Product.
Cupertino, California, Us
• Created a calendar app to view App Store and iTunes releases, data analytics, and trends.• Live internal tool used by 40+ apps, games, and music editors.
San Francisco, Ca, Us
• $1M Seed Investment: Conducted due diligence on Nom (founded by YouTube's Co-founder Steve Chen). Wrote investment thesis, memo, and research docs.• $3-5M Round A Investment: Conducted due diligence on Luxe (on-demand parking/vallet).• Sourced deals and interviewed 20+ startup founders for potential investment, including startups by Mozilla CTO, Taskrabbit CEO, and Bittorrent director.
Tokyo, Jp
• Designed PlayStation Vue's companion app, approved by Head of Product.• Created dev backlogs (features, stories, and sprints).
New York, Ny, Us
• Selected by Dean of Engineering, Dr. McGourty, to participate in summer research project.• Conducted research and analysis on Accra, Ghana’s water scarcity condition.
Sunnyvale, Ca, Us
• Wrote a research paper on China's startup landscape, including startups, universities, VCs, and incubators.
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Stephen W. works for Carthage Capital Management.
Stephen W. is listed as Founder and Managing Partner at Carthage Capital at Carthage Capital Management.
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Stephen W. is based in New York, United States while working with Carthage Capital Management.
Stephen W. has worked for Carthage Capital Management, Microsoft, Bluerun Ventures, Amazon, and Warner Music Group.
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Stephen W. holds Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Bs Computer Science, Bs Philosophy from Carnegie Mellon University.
Stephen W. is listed with skills including Product Management, Start Ups, Venture Capital, C, Java, Project Management, C++, and Mandarin.
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