Alan Chiu is our guest speaker on this episode of Oceanside Chat: L.I.T.E. Beyond Generations podcast! Alan is the CEO of Enya.ai and Co-President of Stanford Angels and Entrepreneurs. With more than 20 years of experience building and investing in enterprise start-ups, Alan gives practical advice to young entrepreneurs.

[Part I: Pivot] When discussing start-ups, Alan said, “You’ve got to survive long enough to get lucky, and you’ve got to be super adaptable!” Listen to learn how Alan led Enya.ai through drastic changes in direction from Blockchain to DNA testing to a COVID symptom tracker, and how he pivoted again from a defense project to the Ethereum solution called Boba Network. This is the story of an entrepreneur’s incredible journey from survival to success.