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Joe Hyrkin

Executive at Cycle 9

Palo Alto, California, United States

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About

Joe Hyrkin is CEO and Executive Coach at Care Grit Learning, LLC, where he advises leaders of VC-backed technology companies. He previously spent 11 years as CEO of Issuu, which he led to a nine-figure exit, and earlier served as CEO of Wordnik/Reverb, interim CEO of SingleFeed, and Entrepreneur in Residence at Trinity Ventures. His prior roles include SVP of Sales and Business Development at Gaia Online, business development positions at Yahoo!, and roles at Virage Inc., Sina.com, and The Economist Group.

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AUC AngelsCairoGlobal BrainTokyo · $100K – $184M checksHazelview VenturesTorontoHeartcore CapitalCopenhagenKDDI Open Innovation FundLiquidity CapitalLondon · $100M checks

Experience

  1. Care Grit Learning, LLCCEO and Executive Coachcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. Avant AssessmentMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
  3. 01FintechMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2025 — presentHong Kong SAR
  4. PEF CommunityMembercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. IssuuCEO2013 — 2024Palo Alto, California
  6. 500 StartupsMentor2010 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  7. BunndleBoard Member2013 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
  8. WordnikPresident and CEO2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  9. ViximoMember of Board of Directors2008 — 2012
  10. SingleFeedInterim CEO2010 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Trinity VenturesEntrepreneur-in-Residence2010
  12. Gaia InteractiveSenior Vice President, Business Development and Sales2006 — 2009
  13. Yahoo!Senior Director, Search Business2005 — 2006
  14. Tacit Inc.Vice President of Sales2003 — 2005
  15. VirageVice President, Strategic Accounts1999 — 2003
  16. The Economistdirector business development1994 — 1998
  17. The Economistdirector business development1994 — 1998

Skills & more

Executive CoachingCEO Coaching4Company Scaling2Leadership DevelopmentFounder CoachingFinTechExecutive AdvisoryEdtechGlobal GrowthMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)NetworkingCEO Coaching/Advising
+12 moreStart-Up InvestingBoard LevelCEORevenue & Profit GrowthGlobal Talent AcquisitionCEOsBoard of Director experienceExecutive ManagementSaaSWeb 2.0Enterprise SoftwareTeam Leadership

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Who is Joe Hyrkin?
Joe Hyrkin is CEO and Executive Coach at Care Grit Learning, LLC, where he advises leaders of VC-backed technology companies. He previously spent 11 years as CEO of Issuu, which he led to a nine-figure exit, and earlier served as CEO of Wordnik/Reverb, interim CEO of SingleFeed, and Entrepreneur in Residence at Trinity Ventures. His prior roles include SVP of Sales and Business Development at Gaia Online, business development positions at Yahoo!, and roles at Virage Inc., Sina.com, and The Economist Group.
Where did Joe Hyrkin go to school?
Joe Hyrkin studied at University at Albany (chinese/political science, chinese and poly sci); Beijing Normal University (Foreign Student).

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