Chris Yeh
Keynote Speaker: Silicon Valley Startup Expert & Venture Investor; Co-Author of "Blitzscaling" & "The Alliance"; Co-Founder of Blitzscaling Academy
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Chris Yeh Biography
Chris Yeh is a writer, investor, entrepreneur, and mentor with extensive experience in Silicon Valley's startup ecosystem. Yeh holds two bachelor's degrees from Stanford University in product design engineering and creative writing, as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar. After graduating from Stanford, Yeh entered the internet startup sector, guided by a principle of pursuing the most interesting opportunities. This approach has shaped a career encompassing entrepreneurship, venture investing, and thought leadership in the technology industry.
Yeh is the co-founder of Blitzscaling Academy, which provides education on hypergrowth strategies for individuals and organizations, and Blitzscaling Ventures, which invests in high-growth startups. He has founded, advised, or invested in more than 300 high-tech startups, including Ustream, where he served as investor, advisor, and CEO, and UserTesting.com. Alongside Reid Hoffman, Yeh explored the factors behind Silicon Valley's success, drawing on insights from founders such as Eric Schmidt of Google, Reed Hastings of Netflix, and Brian Chesky of Airbnb. Yeh and Hoffman taught CS183C, the first Blitzscaling class, at Stanford University.
This course led Yeh and Hoffman to publish the book "Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies," which is included in entrepreneurship curricula. The book outlines practices for managing rapid startup growth and value creation. Yeh is also the co-author of the New York Times bestseller "The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age" with Hoffman and Ben Casnocha. "The Alliance" originated from an article in Harvard Business Review titled "Tours of Duty: The New Employer-Employee Compact." These works have established Yeh as a leading voice in startup growth strategy and talent management.
In addition to his books, Yeh has contributed to the technology and entrepreneurship conversation through blogging since 2001, both on personal platforms and as a guest author for TechCrunch, Mashable, and VentureBeat. He has written more than 2,000 posts on topics such as entrepreneurship psychology and business strategy in Silicon Valley. Yeh has delivered over 1,500 talks worldwide, addressing audiences on subjects including artificial intelligence and startup growth. He also appeared on the Fox Network game show "Mental Samurai," where he won $100,000 and earned the title Mental Samurai. Yeh's work reflects a combination of hands-on startup experience and a focus on practical business insights for building transformative companies.
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Chris Yeh Speaking Topics
The world of work has changed. Few, if any employees expect to spend their entire career at one company. And yet, we still expect them to pretend otherwise. It’s time to get honest with each other, and stop thinking of employees as family or free agents, and start thinking of them as allies on a tour of duty.
In this wide-ranging talk, I explain why the current employer-employee relationship is broken, and how, paradoxically, admitting this truth and being honest with employees builds greater loyalty and longer job tenure. Audiences learn both general frameworks and specific techniques to recruit, manage, and retain entrepreneurial employees.
Blitzscaling is the canonical way to build the world-changing companies of tomorrow. Startups can apply its lessons to grow into enduring market leaders in record time. And grown-up companies can leverage its principles to transform their businesses by maximizing their breakthrough opportunities.
In this fast-paced and entertaining talk, I explain the core principles of blitzscaling, help audiences understand whether or not they should apply blitzscaling to their businesses, and educate them on the key transitions and counterintuitive rules of blitzscaling. This talk can be customized to focus on startups, established companies, or even NGOs and policy-makers.
Audiences are bombarded by AI hucksters and doomsayers, alternating utopianism and existential terror. I cut through this maelstrom of contradictions by explaining how AI technology actually works, how it will evolve, and how to apply the lessons of past technology waves, from the industrial revolution on, to adapt to today’s challenges.
I draw on my experiences investing in AI as a venture capitalist at the Blitzscaling AI Fund and collaborating with Reid Hoffman on Impromptu, a book about the future of AI (that was also the first book ever co-authored with GPT-4), to share practical examples and case studies that audiences can apply immediately. My talk prompts listeners to rethink established norms and ponder the possibility of making their products and services orders of magnitude faster, better, and cheaper than the status quo.
As practical evidence of the power of AI, I use AI to produce a unique guidebook on the power of blitzscaling and AI for each individual audience. Event organizers can co-brand their custom guidebook and print physical copies that I will autograph at in-person speaking engagements.
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What topics does Chris Yeh speak about?
Chris Yeh is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Author, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Business Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work, Futurism, Human Resources, Strategic Leadership, Business Growth, Business Authors, Thought Leadership and Disruptive Thinking.
Where does Chris Yeh travel from?
Chris Yeh generally travels from Palo Alto, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
Who is the agent for Chris Yeh?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Chris Yeh for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chris Yeh for your next private or corporate function.
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Chris Yeh is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Author, Finance and Entrepreneurship. The estimated speaking fee range to book Chris Yeh for live events is $30,000 - $50,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Chris Yeh generally travels from Palo Alto, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Zack Kass, Andrew Busch and Allie K. Miller. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chris Yeh for an upcoming event.
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Chris Yeh Speaking Topics
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The Alliance: The New Employer/Employee Relationship
The world of work has changed. Few, if any employees expect to spend their entire career at one company. And yet, we still expect them to pretend otherwise. It’s time to get honest with each other, and stop thinking of employees as family or free agents, and start thinking of them as allies on a tour of duty.
In this wide-ranging talk, I explain why the current employer-employee relationship is broken, and how, paradoxically, admitting this truth and being honest with employees builds greater loyalty and longer job tenure. Audiences learn both general frameworks and specific techniques to recruit, manage, and retain entrepreneurial employees.
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Blitzscaling: How To Build The Companies of Tomorrow
Blitzscaling is the canonical way to build the world-changing companies of tomorrow. Startups can apply its lessons to grow into enduring market leaders in record time. And grown-up companies can leverage its principles to transform their businesses by maximizing their breakthrough opportunities.
In this fast-paced and entertaining talk, I explain the core principles of blitzscaling, help audiences understand whether or not they should apply blitzscaling to their businesses, and educate them on the key transitions and counterintuitive rules of blitzscaling. This talk can be customized to focus on startups, established companies, or even NGOs and policy-makers.
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Embracing AI: Successfully Navigating The AI Revolution
Audiences are bombarded by AI hucksters and doomsayers, alternating utopianism and existential terror. I cut through this maelstrom of contradictions by explaining how AI technology actually works, how it will evolve, and how to apply the lessons of past technology waves, from the industrial revolution on, to adapt to today’s challenges.
I draw on my experiences investing in AI as a venture capitalist at the Blitzscaling AI Fund and collaborating with Reid Hoffman on Impromptu, a book about the future of AI (that was also the first book ever co-authored with GPT-4), to share practical examples and case studies that audiences can apply immediately. My talk prompts listeners to rethink established norms and ponder the possibility of making their products and services orders of magnitude faster, better, and cheaper than the status quo.
As practical evidence of the power of AI, I use AI to produce a unique guidebook on the power of blitzscaling and AI for each individual audience. Event organizers can co-brand their custom guidebook and print physical copies that I will autograph at in-person speaking engagements.
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How do I book Chris Yeh to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Chris Yeh for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Chris Yeh, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Chris Yeh or any other speaker of your choice. -
How much does it cost to book Chris Yeh for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Chris Yeh, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Chris Yeh are $30,000 - $50,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Chris Yeh, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Chris Yeh speak about?
Chris Yeh is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Author, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Business Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Future of Work, Futurism, Human Resources, Strategic Leadership, Business Growth, Business Authors, Thought Leadership and Disruptive Thinking. -
Where does Chris Yeh travel from?
Chris Yeh generally travels from Palo Alto, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Chris Yeh?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Chris Yeh for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.855.383.8805, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chris Yeh for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Chris Yeh or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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