Arry Yu is a 23+ year emerging technology industry veteran, serial founder, and strategic operator with expertise in scaling business from “zero to one” with a consistent track record building high-performing teams. In this episode, Arry shares her story on her path into crypto and blockchain from the roots of her early corporate career to becoming a startup founder, investor and Executive Director and Co-Founder of the U.S. Blockchain Coalition (USBC).
Arry also sheds some light on the paradox that is the US attitude towards crypto, with the overwhelming majority of venture capital investment in crypto companies coming from the same country whose innovators have to withstand such a toxic regulatory view of crypto. We then round things out with Arry’s views on investing in web3 founders and their startups, and some of the ups and downs that come with the territory.
In addition to her role leading the U.S. Blockchain Coalition (USBC), Arry Yu is also the founding Chair of the Cascadia Blockchain Council. Yu also works in venture capital as she serves as the Managing Director of Yellow Umbrella Ventures and Venture Partner with Startup Haven Fund.
She also regularly serves as an educator, Adjunct Professor, and instructor for various academic institutions like the Saudi Digital Academy, Coding Dojo, Portland State University, and the University of Washington Tacoma Milgard School of Business.
An innovator, public speaker, and writer, she has been widely published in national media outlets including Forbes, CNN Money, U.S. News & World Report, Geekwire, and more. Over the years, Yu has worked with both investors and developers across four continents to launch both SaaS and consumer products.
“When I look at founders in the web3 space, I think about this: do they have all the ingredients or the capability to be the adult in the room, whether it’s with their startup or a room full of lawyers, because they’re going to have a room full of lawyers. Are they able to be the adult in the room and command attention and respect?”
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