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Chris Yeh

Chris Yeh

Author, investor, mentor; co-author of Blitzscaling

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Palo Alto, California
Joined May 2025
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Summary

Author and educator on hypergrowth: Chris co-authored Blitzscaling and helped develop the Stanford class that inspired it; he runs teaching and training efforts (Blitzscaling Academy) to translate the book's framework into actionable programs for founders and executives. blitzscaling+2
Seasoned startup operator and marketer: Yeh has decades of hands-on experience building and marketing internet companies (VP Marketing at PBworks, product and early roles at D. E. Shaw and others, and a CEO stint at Ustream), which informs his practical advice to founders. pbworks+2
Investor, mentor, and network builder: He is a founding general partner at Blitzscaling Ventures and advises or has invested in many startups; he participates in mentoring networks and speaks frequently to founder communities. blitzscalingvc+2
Bridges practice and theory: Yeh combines academic-style teaching (Stanford class, workshops) with practitioner experience (founder, operator, investor), enabling him to produce practical frameworks (books, toolkits) for scaling companies. blitzscaling+2

Work

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Writing

Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies

January 1, 2018

Co-authored with Reid Hoffman; presents a framework and case studies for prioritizing speed over efficiency to capture winner-take-most markets and scale startups rapidly.

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The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age

January 1, 2014

Co-authored with Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha; popularized the 'tours of duty' concept and a new employer-employee compact for the networked economy.

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Hobbies

Blogging and long-form writing on startups, scaling, and leadership chrisyeh

Public speaking and teaching (keynotes, workshops, Stanford classes) bigspeak+1

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