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Talks about Energy Transition, Climatetech and Renewable Energy
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Tsung Xu
Founder
Austin, Texas
Overview
Tsung Xu is currently exploring startup ideas, writing, and podcasting, with previous roles as a Venture Partner at Collaborative Fund and Climate Capital. He has a diverse background that includes leadership positions at companies like Uber and experience as a co-founder and CEO in the organic food industry.
Work Experience
Exploring startup ideas, writing and podcasting
2021 - Current
https://www.tsungxu.com
Venture Partner
2022 - 2023
Collaborative Fund is an investment fund that provides funding to companies based on creativity and collaborative consumption.
Venture Partner - Climate Capital Bio
2022 - 2023
Climate Capital is an investment firm that supports companies that directly or indirectly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
Building
2019 - 2021
Tech (Next.js, Python, Lambdas, etc), product and go-to-market. Previously experimented with a cross-platform mobile app, learning React Native and NoSQL development from scratch. Ran betas. Pivoted to current stealth startup and exploring frontier tech ideas.
Special Projects, Uber Eats
2019 - 2019
Small team focused on new ordering modes. Ran product experiments and helped drive strategy for dine-in, helped launch pick-up.
UX Researcher → UX Research Lead → Senior UX Researcher
2017 - 2019
Delivered research and helped drive product strategy and roadmaps across multiple product teams. Ran field research including international research with the head of Uber Eats and executives from another category-leading on-demand company.
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.
User Experience Researcher
2016 - 2017
Led research for a new product initiative in a venture-backed (now public) Aussie fintech.
Growth and UX Consultant
2012 - 2016
Consulted for tech startups and agencies on growth, UX, product and business models.
Co-founder and CEO
2008 - 2011
Built profitable farm-to-table organic food offering to thousands of customers per month. Built a small team of five. Responsible for marketing, sourcing, business development, merchandising and finance. MVP was a spreadsheet-based grocery delivery service for friends.
Co-founder and COO
2009 - 2010
Co-founded DTC grocery business with online ordering. Within 8 months of launch, grew revenues to $500K annual run rate from 1K customers. Led eight person operational team. Company acquired in 2014.