Story: From Code to Capital - Tim Chen's Journey from Engineer to VC

CoRecursive: Coding Stories

• Episode: Story: From Code to Capital - Tim Chen's Journey from Engineer to VC
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• Duration: 00:46:48
• Published: 2024-09-02 12:00

 What if your corporate job left you feeling empty, and you decided to leap into venture capital?

Tim Chen, a software engineer, was disillusioned with corporate life at Microsoft. The 2008 market crash and layoffs deepened his dissatisfaction. Seeking more impactful work, Tim joined startups and contributed to open-source projects, like Kafka and Docker.

Then after his own start-up, Tim found a niche bridging the gap between technical founders and venture capital. But could get into Venture Capital himself?

Join me and Tim to hear his journey from a disillusioned software engineer to a successful venture capitalist, exploring the highs and lows of his unusual career move.

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