Wen Shaw

Hi! I'm Wen Shaw (蕭文翔).

I love tech. I love building products and systems, and I love writing notes. I love the thrill of closing a sale too.

I'm happily engaged to the love of my life.

Tech

Co-founder & CEO @ Cooby — a WhatsApp sales platform.
- Customers include growth startups in EMEA, LatAm and APAC e.g. GoStudent, Aspire, Xepelin.
- As CEO, I raised $4.75M from Sequoia India, Pear VC, Hustle Fund and Shilling. Did sales, marketing, product, partnership, table cleaning, etc. Managed 40+ people. Learned a ton and grew a lot.
I host a series of founder events named Founder Fiesta in Taipei.
- Community's achievements: $100M raised, pre-IPO, 2 exits, Emmy Award winner, etc.
Previously, I had my fair share of SF Bay Area:
- PM @ Meta (Search & ML @ Workplace)
- Growth PM @ Dropbox (data-driven growth): Led a promo initiative that brought in $$ millions and earned me a promotion.
- Growth @ Touch of Modern (e-comms with $200M GMV)
Graduated with a Master's in EE from Columbia.
Proud alumnus of National Taiwan University (NTU) EE.
- Humble brag: I ranked 9th in Taiwan's infamous national college entrance exam.

Life

Have a 6 yr border collie named Ollie.
Made in Taiwan 🇹🇼 and currently live here.
Lived in the U.S. 🇺🇸 for 9 yrs. 2 yrs in NYC and 7 yrs in SF. Planning to move back in 2025.
Two-time Burner & one-time Wonderfruit goer. The concept of PLUR resonates.
Vipassana practitioner. A wandering mind is an unhappy mind.
I ride motorcycles - had a Honda CB500X.
I post stuff on LinkedIn, X & Threads.

Projects

I initiated Taiwan Dialogue (多粉對談) and partnered with Public Television Service (PTS) to broadcast dialogues between supporters from opposing political parties during Taiwan's 2020 Presidential Election.
During college, I made a short film that was shortlisted in Hong Kong International Film Festival.
I spent a summer volunteering at Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in Mumbai, helping bandage amputated legs and arms.