About
Richard Wu previously founded Kitchenet, a social impact startup, and was the founding team at Simmer, a food review application. He currently leads product at Woflow, an automation platform for commerce operations.
Founder at SimmerYC W19
Intro paths
YC
Richard went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Richard can intro founders to Simmer's investors below.
Simmer's investors · 1
Co-founders at Simmer
VV
Vaibhav VermaFounder
Experience
- WoflowDirector of Productcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Magic MindAdvisor2021 — 2022
- On DeckFellow2020
- Simmer (YC W19)Co-Founder2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- Blue ApronProduct Manager2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- KitcheNetCo-Founder2016 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
- IdeameOperations2016Buenos Aires, Argentina
- University of ChicagoData Analyst2015 — 2016Greater Chicago Area
Skills & more
Product Strategy2Product Management2Product Leadership2Research10Data Analysis8Management5Search Engine Optimization (SEO)1
Languages Chinese · Spanish
- Advanced Communicator — Toastmasters International
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Richard Wu?
- Richard Wu previously founded Kitchenet, a social impact startup, and was the founding team at Simmer, a food review application. He currently leads product at Woflow, an automation platform for commerce operations.
- Where does Richard Wu work?
- Richard Wu is Founder of Simmer.
- What companies did Richard Wu found?
- Richard Wu founded Simmer.
- Where did Richard Wu go to school?
- Richard Wu studied at University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)); Y Combinator.
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