Andrew Yeung has earned the title "The Gatsby of Silicon Alley" by hosting over 25,000 guests at his exclusive tech parties across major North American cities like NYC, LA, Toronto, Boston, San Francisco.
Previously, Andrew worked as a Global Product Lead at Google and a Business Planning & Ops Lead at Facebook. He also is an active angel investor and writer to over 30,000 readers.
His parties have been sponsored by companies like Silicon Valley Bank, Fidelity, Techstars, and Founders Institute, and his events have received national coverage from Bloomberg, Business Insider, Fast Company, Morning Brew, and This Week in Startups.
In this episode, we discuss Andrew's origin story and playbook that anyone can use to build a massive network and accelerate their career.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - The Impact of Hosting Parties ๐
00:04:16 - Creating a Community of Immigrant Entrepreneurs ๐
00:08:09 - Inspiring Kindness and Connecting Humans โ๏ธ
00:12:26 - The Impact of Networking ๐ฅ
00:16:43 - Building Distribution ๐ฆ
00:18:44 - Thoughts on Sam Parr, Pomp, and Sahil Bloom ๐ฆ
00:28:42 - Building Trust and Professional Relationships ๐ค
00:32:55 - Creating an Inspiring and Exclusive Event Space ๐
00:37:21 - The Generosity of Curating a Room ๐ก
00:41:41 - Adding Value through Emotional Presence ๐ฌ
Connect with Andrew Yeung:
โ Website: andrewsmixers.com
โ Twitter: twitter.com/andruyeung
โ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/andyeung
โ Newsletter: andrew.today
Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
โ The Group Chat Podcast: youtube.com/@TheGroupChatPodcast
โ Mark Cuban: twitter.com/mcuban
โ Lior Cole: instagram.com/liorcole
โ Nick Gray: twitter.com/nickgraynews
โ Brandon Stanton: twitter.com/humansofny
โ Calley Means: linkedin.com/in/calley-means
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