Chris Yin has a huge passion for using startups to build products that make a difference! He has worked both at small scale startups as well as larger startups and has some great thoughts for young aspiring entrepreneurs. Listen in as Chris shares about fulfillment, entrepreneurship, and building products that matter.
Show Notes and References
- Chris’s background, thoughts on moving from Xpenser to Coupa (2:20)
- Process of starting Pathways Ventures (6:00)
- Aqua Design Innovations (http://aquadesigninnovations.com/)
- Invest in people, not ideas (12:40)
- What to learn from failure (14:35)
- How Chris got interested in entrepreneurship (18:35)
- Being driven by the desire to learn (20:50)
- The mentors that have shaped Chris’s life (22:02)
- The difference between tactics and mindsets (23:55)
- The books that have had an impact on Chris (24:36)
- The Hard Thing about Hard Things – Ben Horowitz (http://www.amazon.com/The-Hard-Thing-About-Things/dp/0062273205)
- What recommendations would you give to aspiring young entrepreneurs? (25:10)
- What does success mean to you? (30:52)
- What do you morning / daily rituals look like? (31:45)
- What books would you recommend most to people? (34:10)
- Zero to One – Peter Thiel (http://zerotoonebook.com/)
- Design of Everyday Things – Don Norman (http://www.amazon.com/The-Design-Everyday-Things-Expanded/dp/0465050654)
- The Art of War – Sun Tzu (http://www.amazon.com/The-Art-War-Liddell-Hart/dp/0195014766)
- Abundance – Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler (http://www.amazon.com/Abundance-Future-Better-Than-Think/dp/1451614217)
- Black Swan – Nassim Nicholas Taleb (http://www.amazon.com/The-Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness/dp/081297381X)
- Parting thoughts on life, work, business (39:05)
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- http://www.chrisyin.com/
