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Hank Wu

Hank Wu

Driving B2B SaaS Growth, Strategy, and Go-to-Market

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United Kingdom
Joined June 2026
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Hank Wu has a strong background in venture capital, having served as an Investment Analyst at Hive Ventures from 2020 to 2022. In this role, he developed expertise in analyzing startup growth, conducting competitor analysis, performing financial projections, and contributing to the due diligence process for early-stage Enterprise SaaS companies focusing on AI, Big Data, and IoT. His experience at Hive Ventures provided him with a foundational understanding of business strategy and investment assessment. medium+1
Transitioning from investment to hands-on operational roles, Hank served as Chief of Staff at the animation software startup Phase (2023-2024). This role exposed him to critical decision-making processes and provided direct involvement in diverse cross-functional projects across sales, marketing, and finance, allowing him to bridge the gap between high-level strategy and real-world execution in a startup environment. medium+1
Hank specializes in growth and Go-to-Market (GTM) strategies for B2B SaaS companies, currently holding a Growth Lead position at GoFreight. His expertise includes lead generation, revenue operations, product marketing, and scaling Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) through data-driven approaches. He emphasizes strategic experimentation, A/B testing, and refining Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs) based on sales data. medium
He demonstrates a proactive approach to learning and problem-solving, particularly in leveraging emerging technologies. He successfully built and customized his personal website, hankwhy.com, by directing AI tools to perform coding, design, and content migration tasks, effectively overcoming technical barriers as a non-technical individual. hankwhy+1
Hank has experience as a founder, having been part of the founding team and COO at Slash Design (2019-2021). This venture was an e-commerce and fashion company that sold authorized apparel, such as hoodies, for National Taiwan University (NTU), showcasing his entrepreneurial drive. cake+1

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When “Can’t Code” Is No Longer a Barrier: How a Non-Technical Person Completed a Year-Long Stuck Website Project in One Day

November 1, 2025

An article detailing his experience using AI (Claude Code) to overcome technical barriers and rapidly develop his personal website, highlighting the potential for AI as a pair programming partner.

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Year-End Review: A Practical 2022 & A Deepened 2023 (Part 1) — Force Without Direction Is Just Noise

January 1, 2024

A retrospective on his career trajectory from venture capital to a Chief of Staff role, discussing lessons learned in strategy, execution, marketing, and sales in the context of startup growth.

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創投實習：在 Hive Ventures 的奇幻旅程 (Venture Capital Internship: A Wild Ride at Hive Ventures)

July 1, 2021

Reflections on his nearly year-long internship at Hive Ventures, detailing his learning curve in venture capital, including competitor analysis, financial projection, benchmarking, and due diligence for early-stage startups.

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