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Russel Cheng

Honolulu, Hawaii

Entrepreneur, startup mentor and advisor.

Co-founder XM Asia (acquired), founder Organic Asia (IPO), co-founder Founder Institute Honolulu chapter, co-founder Readerie.com, founder StartupHui. Currently co-founder of Dev League coding boot camp. Built companies in US, Tokyo and Singapore with two exits. Lived in Japan and Singapore (1991-2007). I know a thing or three about Japan, China, Singapore, Asia, fundraising, product market fit, customer acquisition and revenue generation related to internet, web and mobile. Ex-Microsoft, Leo Burnett, Bates Advertising executive. Green tea drinker and North Shore surfer. Owner of two cats, one of which I trained to yawn-meow.

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Informative call, Russel covered the information and business aspects we had communicated on and provided solid and relevant information about starting a business specifically in Hawaii.

Janir Thorndike Source: Clarity

Good pieces of advice although I wish the talk were more about me and less about the school they run... But I had benefited from the call. Thanks

Mohammed Chali Source: Clarity

Russel is amazing. Super friendly and knowledgeable. It was a pleasure to connect and hear his invaluable insights.

David Szilagyi Source: Clarity

My longest call on Clarity & every minute has been worth it. Russel was upbeat on energy and upfront in getting to the real deal of the conversation. He left me with a few new directions I hadn't previously considered. Helped me get unblocked & see things more clearly. Thanks Russel!

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Russel was great. He added a lot of value with his insights and experience. He gets startups and seems to love collaborating with other entrepreneurs. Highly recommend.

Scott Barnett Source: Clarity

Fantastic call with Russel! Super knowledgeable, friendly, and generous with what he knows. Got a lot of insights that changed how I thought about the problem. Thanks Russel!

Alan Park Source: Clarity

I had an amazing call with Russel. He provided me with very valuable advice and insights on how to approach new marketing ideas. Also, given his extensive expertise in start up experience, I was able to obtain some good hints about how to kick off and grow the chance of social media exposure. He is very generous and helpful. I look forward to continue cooperating with him in the future. Thank you, Russel!

Julia Huang Source: Clarity

I'm new to the startup world and was looking for advice on what to do next. Definitely the best investment I've made thus far. Russel gave some concise and solid pointers. I'll be coming back for more. Thank you Russel

Tyril D Source: Clarity

Russel is the most enthusiastic Clarity expert I've met thus far. He went above and beyond the call of duty before, during, and after our call to make sure that he understood all possible aspects of my business and how it would be perceived by potential investors and users. In addition to his efforts to understand my team and product, he also provided incredibly useful advice on approaching VCs and Angels on a range of platforms. Any entrepreneur would be lucky to have his time and wisdom.

Michael Park Source: Clarity

Russel is a fantastic adviser and connector. He has experience within our specific geographic target areas and has been a great resource for steering us in the right direction.

Nick Eubanks Source: Clarity

Russel was exactly what we needed to get us on the right track to prep our assets for sale. We couldn't be any happier.

Nick Eubanks Source: Clarity

Member since May 2012