Chien Hsun Chu

Led 2 partners and 8 employees to launch a travel review website connecting customers with activities like the Michelin Guide, driving 5M page views and in 2021; revenues doubled in 2022. ● Achieved 80% traveling keywords in the top three search results through SEO, making 80+ business deals with 30% annual churn rate and breaking even financially in 2021; Goal for 2023 is to pivot to a new business model and establish an English version. ● Awarded Taiwan Startup Awards (SBIR) for innovation and improvement in digital transformation; SBIR is one of Taiwan’s main startup funds with 100+ teams competing and only 20 select teams are sponsored. ● Recognized as the top 10% of startups by the biggest travel accelerator “NEXT” and Boston-based “Startups Leadership Program” (a highly selective international training program for future innovators).

● Created the Southeast Asia Internet startup fund's entire SOP, rules, and due diligence, providing the fund with the necessary structure to recruit 40+ startup teams to participate in a pitch roadshow for a total investment. ● Providing 6 startup teams guidance on business opportunities, strategies & consultation for the next Seed Series with the intention of increasing each startup team's funding by 2x. ● Preparing for Fund 2 for specific industries in Web 3.0 and SaaS by introducing more investors and fundraising in 2023; the goal is to increase membership by 100% and obtain an investment.

● Piloted a 3-person team to coach 50+ high school students to apply for top American and German universities like UIUC, UCLA, and Berkeley; SAT scores improved by an average of 200 points, and 100% were admitted to at least one school of their choice. ● Managed logistics and operations of the company by building the website, digital marketing plan, managing finances, hiring teachers, and curriculum planning - successfully breaking even within the first year of launch.

● Guided 5-person marketing team in brand events, partnerships, and PR –launching brand event “The 2nd KKday Adventure Players: ProjectK”, which resulted in 400+ people participation and an increased website page views by 20%. ● Supported in funding Series A+ for $700K by analyzing website traffic data and advertising and providing actionable insights and marketing forecasts through Tableau reports. (Currently, Series C+ has a funding of $95M USD)

● Established the marketing team as “marketing employee #1” by building the website from scratch, drafting the marketing SOP, and establishing marketing team processes and strategy; under my leadership, we raised $500K USD in Series A funding, the marketing team grew to a robust team of 10, and in 2015 the website ranking went from 50,000th to 500th. ● Launched more than 20 online campaigns on a limited budget and three press conferences to result in 10M page views in 2015. ● Built the affiliate program for Key Opinion Leaders, content websites, banks, and airlines increasing total revenue by 50%.

•Trading operation and sports data analysis in 600+ events per week •Sports odds compilation and risk management for betting behavior at Taiwan Sport Lottery •Monitored high liability events and live events in daily basic •Data analysis for betting odds in 100+ sports events

•Led 30 soldiers' efforts by doing daily meals for 1,200 persons •Allocated 3 million a month in purchasing. •Developed a strategy for reducing the flow path and saving cost.

Exchanged students for one semester Finalist of Beijing Entrepreneurship Competition, “Hairspace” Key modules: Business communication, International Finance

● Leadership & Awards: Academic Scholarship by Professor Tsai (awarded to top 2 department students per year) (2011); First place Actor in Chiao Tung Drama Competition (2007). Class President (2010). ● Extracurricular: International volunteer working with low-income Filipino kids by building infrastructure and financial support.