Homan Yuen is a partner at Fusion Fund, an early-stage VC firm focused on investing in innovative companies with a technology barrier to their business models. He gives examples of hand-on support as an investor using prior experiences in research & academia and high-tech entrepreneurship. Homan insists that honesty is key in building solid startup foundations to create lasting power.

Disclose all the shiny and messy spots of your company’s progress to build trust with investors.
It’s great to become a glittering unicorn in the Silicon Valley, but being thoughtful of others helps to win the long game.
Proactively engage customers to achieve product-market fit faster.
Technical experience in deep tech magically increases the odds of success.

Non-profit: Asian Pacific Fund

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Play the long-game to win in Silicon Valley