Michael Yang

Founder and CEO, Michael Yang Capital Management

Michael is currently the Founder and CEO of Michael Yang Capital Management and MSY LLC. Most recently, he was a board director for Become Japan Holding. Previously he was the Founder & Board Director of Become.com, a global leader in ecommerce search engine, and served as its President & CEO from 2004 to 2012. Michael is the Founder & former CEO of mySimon.com, a pioneer in Internet price comparison shopping service. mySimon raised $30 million in venture capital and was acquired by CNET for $700 million in 2000. Previously, Michael held engineering, marketing and management positions at Xerox Corp., Intergraph Corporation, and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Michael has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley, MS degree in Computer Science from Columbia University and MBA degree from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. He has served on the advisory board of the Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) at Stanford University as well as on the IT Advisory Council for President George W. Bush. Michael is an advisor to several Silicon Valley startup companies and non-profit organizations. Michael holds fourth degree black belt in Taekwondo and enjoys riding motorcycles.

Articles by Michael Yang

How to Keep Your Emails Landing in the Inbox with Google’s Updated Spam Policies with Daniel-wise Ojaide

In this Mucker Growth session, Daniel-wise Ojaide from Warmbox.ai delves into the changes to Google and Yahoo’s updated spam policies and how to ensure your emails and outbound campaigns are...

Best Customers, Best Results: Unlocking Retention-Driven B2C Growth with Julius Lai

In this Mucker Growth session, Julius Lai from ArtShare discusses customer retention, which is often overlooked but essential for startups facing growth challenges. The following content will provide practical recaps...

Leveraging a Financial Model for Fundraising Success with Steven Plappert

In this Mucker Growth Session, Steven Plappert, CEO and co-founder of Forecastr, tackles how to use your financial model to the best capacity when fundraising. Your financial model can be...

How to Nail Your Pitch Deck (and Avoid Mistakes Founders Make) with Matt Gore

Have you ever thought of the average attention span per slide when an investor is going through your pitch deck? What kind of pitch deck are investors expecting? Our recent...

How Startups Can Develop a Positioning Strategy To Create a Lasting Brand with Rosabel Tao

In this Mucker Growth session, Rosabel Tao from Fire & Bridge delves into the critical field of startup positioning strategy and its crucial role in shaping enduring brands. Rosabel also...

SaaS Startup Pricing Mistakes (and How to Fix Them) with Kyle Poyar

In this Mucker Growth session, Kyle Poyar from OpenView delves into the critical topic of pricing for SaaS startups, aiming to rectify prevailing mistakes in your pricing strategies. Optimizing SaaS...