About
Dave Yen is a cofounder and general partner at Orange Collective, a venture fund focused on investing in YC-backed founders.
Dave Yen @davecyen
I butt X-dialed @FlyaKiet today and said my bad I didn’t even know X has a call feature Officially unc status
Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 2
Dave Yen @davecyen
So many founders over-engineer their outbound to be hyper-personalized. Don’t do this. The best performing outreach comes down to these 3 things: 1. Brevity - ideally 3 sentences max 2. Social proof - notable customers in their space and investors 3. Timing - internal (eg
Jul 31, 2026
Dave Yen @davecyen
turns out SaaS isn't dead, they're just agent harnesses now
Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 1
Founder/CEO at RoomblockerYC S15
Intro paths
Dave went through Y Combinator (Summer 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Dave can intro founders to Roomblocker's investors below.
Roomblocker's investors · 1
Co-founders at Roomblocker
