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Max Lu

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Founder at Paragon AI

New York, New York, United States

FoundedParagon AI · YC

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712 people in our graph share verified history with Max — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Job SimonunlockedMax: together at Salesforce (2016–2017)
×8Max: together at Y Combinator
×3Max: together at Salesforce

About

Max Lu served as the first engineer at a YC-backed unicorn company, where he scaled the technology and product organization. He later joined another YC hypergrowth company as an early employee, where he built out revenue operations functions.

Founder at Paragon AIYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Max went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Max can intro founders to Paragon AI's investors below.

Paragon AI's investors · 4

Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checks · since 2022Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2022Village GlobalCovina · $100K – $500K checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Experience

  1. Paragon AI (Formerly Pilot AI)Founder, CEOcurrent2022 — present
  2. WelcomeHead of Revenue Operations, Product Manager2021 — 2022
  3. ClipboardFounding Engineer, Head of Tech and Product2017 — 2021
  4. SalesforceSoftware Engineer2015 — 2017

Skills & more

MandarinSoftware Development1Software Engineering1iPad2Python1FlaskJava2JavaScript1HTML 5CSS3Titanium MobileAppcel
+12 moreiPhone Application DevelopmentXcodeObjective-CGo LanguageLESSAmazon Web Services (AWS)Google App EngineMongoDBExt JSRuby on RailsMartiniAura

Languages Chinese · English · Spanish

  • Private Aircraft Pilot — Federal Aviation Administration
  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) — National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Lu?
Max Lu served as the first engineer at a YC-backed unicorn company, where he scaled the technology and product organization. He later joined another YC hypergrowth company as an early employee, where he built out revenue operations functions.
Where does Max Lu work?
Max Lu is Founder of Paragon AI.
What companies did Max Lu found?
Max Lu founded Paragon AI.
Where did Max Lu go to school?
Max Lu studied at Y Combinator; Georgia Institute of Technology (Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science).

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