The Kairos Society works with young entrepreneurs as they innovate, from idea to execution, to solve problems and scale impact.We searches the globe for student entrepreneurs and innovators working on scalable solutions that solve real problems. These students join an invitation-only community spanning over 50 countries in which we connect them to international fellows, mentors, ideas, opportunities and resources to help them accelerate their path to market.

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Capio.ai was acquired by Twilio Inc. in June 2019I co-founded Capio.ai (AI speech recognition technology) as a spin-out of Carnegie Mellon University's Silicon Vally Speech Laboratory with Professor Ian Lane and PhD Candidate Jungsuk Kim.

Seed & early stage venture fund with strong ties to both Silicon Valley and China. I lead and co-lead majority of the seed investments for Amino Capital's inaugural Fund, including Assemblage (acq. Cisco), SkyCatch, Chime, Webflow, Enplug (acq) and Unbabel.

Strategy and technology advisory services.

Anti-Trust: Microsoft; Intel; Becton-DickinsonStrategy: Microsoft - Yahoo partnership, online display & Bing.com; Honeywell Automations

Direct-to-consumer social recommendations site for local activities that was acquired by WHERE in 2008, subsequently acquired by eBay in 2011.

HubSpot is an inbound marketing software company that helps businesses transform their marketing from outbound (cold calls, email spam, trade shows, tv ads, etc) lead generation to inbound lead generation enabling them to "get found" by more potential customers in the natural course of the way they shop and learn. HubSpot's first intern. #1 fan ever since.

Real estate investment company focused on Los Angeles and Orange County multi-family market, specifically condo-conversion projects.

Had the privilege of working and learning from the famed duo of winemaker Susana Balbo and viticulturist Pedro Marchevsky.

15.013 Industrial Economics for Strategic Decisions(http://web.mit.edu/rpindyck/www/courses.htm)Professor Robert S. Pindyck (http://web.mit.edu/rpindyck/www/)"This graduate level economics course is designed to provide a working knowledge of the analytical tools of industrial economics that bear most directly on the strategic decisions that firms must make. The kinds of decisions that will be of interest to us include: pricing and output; advertising; investment in new production capacity; the introduction of new products, brands, and quality variations; investments in R&D; and the use of patents. Throughout the course, our emphasis will be on industry structure, its relationship with the way firms interact strategically, and its implications for market power. The analysis of industry structure, strategic interactions among rival sellers, and strategies for entering an industry, or for deterring entry or controlling its impact, will be covered with a mix of theory and case material."Topics covered:1. Intertemporal production and pricing2. Market definition and concentration3. Vertical structure4. Game theory5. Entry and reaction to entry6. Information and strategic timing of investments7. Bundling and brand proliferation8. Network externalities9. Pricing10. R&D and patent licensing11. Internet economics and market structure12. Real options

Selected clients include:EMI Music Distribution20th Century FOXMicrosoft Media and Entertainment GroupToshiba America Procurement and Export DivisionFedex Office (formerly Kinkos)Washington MutualIndyMac Bank

Staffing agency with a connected (pre-mobile internet) platform for caregivers and patient care.Acq. in 2004 by a leading hospice care provider in the Los Angeles area.

Selected clients include:Electronics Art & EA.comMicrosoftAncestry.com & MyFamily.com (noted for Accenture's 1st eComm implementation)HitHive (noted for providing online music storage and sharing services with streaming via voice call in the pre-mobile internet era)