Webinar
Blitzscaling for AI Startups
Join us for an exclusive webinar event, “Blitzscaling for AI Startups,” featuring Chris Yeh, co-author of the groundbreaking book Blitzscaling, which reveals how companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook have scaled at dizzying speeds.
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Post-Webinar Summary
Chris Yeh, alongside Alumni Ventures Managing Partner Ray Wu, discussed the concept of blitzscaling and its application in the AI environment . Blitzscaling is a strategy that prioritizes speed in uncertain environments to win markets. Yeh believes AI will accelerate the blitzscaling process, making startups more efficient and enabling faster decision-making. He also highlighted the importance of demonstrating utility and creating value for users in AI startups. Yeh advised startups to focus on learning and gaining insights about the market during the self-funding phase. He also emphasized the role of AI in reducing supplier costs and potentially increasing global wealth.
In this session, Chris will dive deep into the principles of blitzscaling and how AI startups can apply these strategies to achieve rapid growth in the competitive tech landscape. Hosted by Ray Wu, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures’ AI Fund, attendees will gain insights from Ray’s extensive experience in investing and supporting AI ventures, alongside Chris’s expertise on hyper-growth strategies. This webinar is a must-watch for founders, investors, and anyone interested in the intersection of AI technology and accelerated growth methodologies. Whether you’re at the helm of an AI startup or looking to invest in the next big tech breakthrough, this discussion will equip you with the knowledge and tactics to navigate the challenges of scaling swiftly and successfully. Watch above now in this transformative webinar session.
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About your presenters
Ray is a seasoned venture capitalist with over 20 years of investing experience across a wide range of industries and geographies. Before joining Alumni Ventures, Ray was a partner and adviser at several global venture funds focusing on AI, Web3, FinTech and SaaS investment opportunities across the U.S. and Asia Pacific. Earlier, he spent more than 10 years in the corporate venture space: He was the managing director of HP’s new business ventures, responsible for startup technology evaluation, new business incubation, VC relationships, and minority investments, and earlier at Cisco Systems, holding several senior positions leading investment, M&A, internal incubation, and global consulting. Previously, Ray was a managing partner of a leading Internet consulting firm working with Fortune 1000 companies across North America. He earned a dual MBA degree from the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University.
Co-Author, Blitzscaling
Chris Yeh is the co-author, along with Reid Hoffman, of Blitzscaling, the book that explains how to build world-changing companies like Amazon, Alibaba, and Airbnb in record time. A writer, investor, and entrepreneur, Chris has had a ringside seat in the world of startups and scaleups since 1995. His books 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. Hundreds of companies, from garage-dwelling startups to Fortune 50 titans have tapped his knowledge and insights to accelerate and transform their businesses.