About Paul

paul on wallI help companies understand and improve their unit economics (Lifetime Value and Customer Acquisition Cost) and then use that to guide their growth strategy.

I build startup accelerators and incubators, including the University of Southern California’s Incubator (a program for businesses created by alumni, students, and faculty), AcceleratorHK (Hong Kong’s first startup accelerator), the Laudato Si startup incubator in Rome (partnered with the Vatican), and a community health incubator for Volunteers of America.

Earlier I co-founded a B2B startup in New York.

I have consulted and spoken extensively on incubators/accelerators and product development at Fortune 500 firms and funded startups. Here are some testimonials from companies I’ve helped.

My work has been featured in media including TechCrunch, Fast CompanyWall Street Journal, Forbes, and more. I selectively advise funded startups, corporates & institutions.

I graduated from Cornell and Columbia and am proud of a win at the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon. I’m fluent in Mandarin and ok in Cantonese. I wrote multiple case studies on Harvard Business Publishing, including three on incubators and accelerators.

Based on my time helping companies grow, I wrote a book on unit economics called Growth Units. I also have written over 100 articles on systems and complexity.

My new focus is on the “Why Now” question — or how timing impacts product success.