About
Amy Yan is the COO at Nowadays. She previously held strategy and operations roles at Google, Meta, and McKinsey & Company.
Founder at NowadaysYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Amy went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Nowadays's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Amy can intro founders to Nowadays's investors below.
Nowadays's investors · 2
Co-founders at Nowadays
Experience
- NowadaysCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleStrategy & Operations Program Manager, Global Acquisitions2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleStrategy & Operations Analyst, Global Acquisitions2020 — 2022Mountain View, California, United States
- Wise Ink Creative Publishing#1 Amazon Best-Selling Author2020 — 2023
- FacebookBusiness Operations Analyst, Facebook App2019 — 2020Menlo Park, CA
- GrouponBusiness Operations & Product Lead2018 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2016 — 2018Greater Atlanta Area
- The Johns Hopkins UniversityClass President2012 — 2016Baltimore, Maryland Area
Skills & more
Event PlanningStartups46Retreats37Offsites10Summits11Party Planning10SQL29Public Speaking36Microsoft Excel35Statistics30Biomedical Engineering25Engineering22
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Data AnalysisPythonRMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointTeachingLeadershipMentoringCareer DevelopmentLanguages Chinese · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amy Yan?
- Amy Yan is the COO at Nowadays. She previously held strategy and operations roles at Google, Meta, and McKinsey & Company.
- Where does Amy Yan work?
- Amy Yan is Founder of Nowadays.
- What companies did Amy Yan found?
- Amy Yan founded Nowadays.
- Where did Amy Yan go to school?
- Amy Yan studied at Y Combinator; The Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical Engineering & Engineering Mechanics); Stanford Continuing Studies (STAT 05 W - Statistics for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded Pursuit +1
+ 8,766 more
Y Combinator mafia4,716
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ryan SheaEntrepreneurshipFounded StacksTarek MansourFounded KalshiSuhail DoshiEating beans & riceFounded Playground +1Subomi OluwalanaW22Founded ConvoyDarius "Bubs" MonsefS19Founded Sightbox +3Matthew ScholzFounded Oisin Biotechnologies +3
+ 4,709 more
McKinsey & Company mafia337
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilConsultantFounded Brain Co.Tony XuBusiness AnalystFounded DoorDashAlexandre ProtAssociateFounded Smartven +1Inaki BerenguerAssociateFounded InfiniteWatch +2Ryan XueManagement ConsultantFounded Andco +2Max AhrensFellow InternFounded Maihem +2
+ 330 more
The Johns Hopkins University mafia58
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Christoph LengauerPostdocFounded Celsius Therapeutics +2Anne OsdoitMaster of Science (MS)Founded Moon Surgical +2Andrew LevyBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Apteligent +2Matt MichelsonB.S.Founded Evid Science +1Merrill AnovickB.A. with HonorsFounded Lynd Clinical +1Kanishk ParasharBSFounded Powder +1
+ 51 more
Stanford Continuing Studies mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arlan HamiltonFounded Backstage CapitalSasha OrloffContinuing EducationFounded LendUp +1Mika MelchankaTECH 05: Storytelling with DataFounded Narrative BI +1Anirudh RamanathanBusiness/CommerceFounded SignadotAlex KharisNegotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships courseFounded UnfurlEduardo Ortiz de Lanzagorta GonzalezFrom Data to Deployment: Creating Production-Ready Large Language Model Applications (TECH 14)Founded Fuell
+ 2 more
Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
+ 1,994 more
Also attended The Johns Hopkins University261
Wes NicholsPartner at March Capital PartnersDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesJun JeonInvestor at Khosla VenturesNicole FraenkelInvestor at Khosla VenturesElena VibochManaging Director at General CatalystScott RubinVenture Partner at Lux Capital
+ 255 more
Also attended Stanford Continuing Studies39
Arlan HamiltonFounder & Managing Partner at Backstage CapitalAnne CaillatVice President, Programs & Community at StartXRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTiffine WangInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalIsidora VerdugoAnalyst at Fen VenturesMarin LicinaEntrepreneur in Residence at Peak
+ 33 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Google1,715
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
+ 1,709 more
Also worked at Facebook535
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundChamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockReed HastingsCo-founder of NetflixAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDash
+ 529 more
Also worked at Groupon98
Alexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoSteve AnaviCo-founder & President of QontoGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionEric LefkofskyEntrepreneur & PhilanthropistJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline Ventures
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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,548
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners
+ 1,542 more