Episode
Story: From Code to Capital - Tim Chen's Journey from Engineer to VC
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- CoRecursive: Coding Stories
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- Sep 2, 2024
- Duration seconds
- 2808
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Summary
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. Episode Page Support The Show Subscribe To The Podcast Join The Newsletter