Joe Tsai
Investor
Joe manages Mucker’s Early Fund, leading Seed and Series A investments with a particular focus on software, fintech and marketplaces. Previously, Joe was a Vice President on the software investment team at Stripes, where he invested in companies including On Running (NYSE: ONON), BacklotCars (acquired by KAR), Cypress.io, Emotive, Pleo, and Sift.
Prior to Stripes, Joe was a management consultant in McKinsey’s business technology practice, where he advised Fortune 500 clients on digital strategy and transformation topics including eCommerce enablement, online customer journeys, data analytics and cloud infrastructure.
Earlier, Joe was one of the first research analysts at CB Insights, where he delved into the industry of startups and venture capital while working within what was then a ~10 person startup itself.
A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology, Joe holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School and a BAS in Computer Science from Penn Engineering.
Joe can be reached at joe at mucker dot com.
Articles by Joe Tsai
Managing, for Millennials
Key lessons for young managers who lead a team We’ve all seen our share of “How to Manage Millennials” posts, with older, “wiser” executives complaining about how hard it is...
How Lemming VCs Cause Venture Recessions
Following the inevitable ups and downs of the VC investment cycle, and what founders can do when it all turns cold. The “venture recession” of 2016 is in full swing....
Suggested Read on Artificial Intelligence: The Most Human Human
As part of this summer’s reading, I recently finished The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive, by Brian Christian. It was a wonderful read. Written...
Introducing Mucker Academy: A Discussion With Jerry Jao
We’re pleased to announce the launch of Mucker Academy, a new initiative meant to help entrepreneurs understand and master the brass tacks of building a great company. To kick it...
Portfolio POV: What’s Trending on Everipedia?
Guest post by Dave Liebowitz Editor’s Note: This guest post is the first of an ongoing series offering up an insider-point of view from a portfolio company. Here, the “encyclopedia...
Taiwanese TV on Mucker and the Rise of Silicon Beach
Unique Business News, a satellite cable news show based out of Taiwan, stopped by Mucker’s offices recently as part of a segment on Silicon Beach. The piece offers up a...