Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Ivan Yuen (BASc '00, Computer Engineering), Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Wattpad.
During this virtual Office Hour, Ivan Yuen will talk about his experience taking Wattpad from idea to reality, including the many lessons learned along the way. Learn more about what it takes to scale a start-up and Ivan’s tips for other entrepreneurs. Join fellow alumni and students for this virtual office hour to hear Ivan’s story. Please bring your questions!
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BASc 2000, Computer Engineering
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Wattpad
Biography
As
Chief
Strategy
Officer
and co-founder,
Ivan
Yuen
focuses
on
strategic
partnerships
that
align
Wattpad’s
global
business
strategy
and
technology
innovations
to
drive
user
growth
around
the
world.
Prior
to
Wattpad,
Ivan
co-founded
FeedM8
and
served
as
the
company’s
CTO.
Before
that,
he
was
one
of
the
first
employees
of
Tira
Wireless,
where
he
helped
grow
the
technical
team
and
developed
new
and
emerging
wireless
technologies.
Ivan
graduated
from
the
University
of
Waterloo
with
a
degree
in
Computer
Engineering
and
also
earned
an
MBA
from
the
Rotman
School
of
Management.
Connect with Ivan Yuen on LinkedIn.