Ian Chan

Director of Engineering

Ian J. Chan (陈以仁) is a Co-Founder at CloserContact, a company focused on building the future of messaging and helping teams integrate individual WhatsApp accounts into CRMs.1 2 He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a diverse background in strategy, sales, and business operations across eCommerce and SaaS industries.3

Chan's professional experience includes:

Co-Founder at CloserContact (2021 - Present)3
Senior Strategy Manager at Stitch Fix (July 2021 - August 2022)3
Strategy Manager at eBay (September 2018 - September 2019)3
Associate Consultant at Bain & Company (September 2014 - March 2017)3

He is a Stanford University graduate, holding a Bachelor's degree in International Relations and is currently pursuing an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business (2022 - 2024).1 3 Chan is fluent in Cantonese and proficient in Mandarin.1

CloserContact, the company Chan co-founded, specializes in bridging the gap between communication channels, CRM processes, and team leaders by integrating WhatsApp and consolidating business-related conversations with CRM deals.2

Highlights

Mar 17 · twitter

I had a great time chatting with @kwansfull about my research on Poker Solvers, and the future of Mixed Games. Thanks for having me on the pod!

https://t.co/WE4AcX9gc9 https://t.co/iTZgXXgdwp

Oct 25 · twitter

This reminds me of an ECE prof from school that would directly pipe source .c files to midi sound output to “listen” for code he needed to refactor. Wut.

Though in this example I’d imagine anyone with perfect pitch + training, this task would be fairly straightforward

Mar 12 · pharmasalmanac.com

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