Steve Chen is a serial entrepreneur, co-founder of YouTube, and an early employee at Silicon Valley icons like PayPal and Facebook. In 2006, Chen and co-founders Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim sold YouTube to Google for US$1.65 billion. He later started internet company AVOS Systems.

In this episode, Steve shares his experience building companies from scratch in Silicon Valley, his foray into the world of NFT and cat videos, and how he’s building community in Taipei - where he’s lived since 2019 - connecting founders, engineers and funding to nurture the next generation of Internet companies.

This is part one of a two-part conversation.

The Executive Sweet is a podcast from the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (台灣美國商會), Taiwan’s leading business advocacy organization, improving the business environment in Taiwan for companies that want to be globally competitive.

Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/amchamtaiwan 

This podcast is made with technical support provided by Ghost Island Media.

Steve Chen is a serial entrepreneur, co-founder of YouTube, and an early employee at Silicon Valley icons like PayPal and Facebook. In 2006, Chen and co-founders Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim sold YouTube to Google for US$1.65 billion. He later started internet company AVOS Systems. In this episode, Steve shares his experience building companies from scratch in Silicon Valley, his foray into the world of NFT and cat videos, and how he’s building community in Taipei - where he’s lived since 2019 - connecting founders, engineers and funding to nurture the next generation of Internet companies. This is part one of a two-part conversation. The Executive Sweet is a podcast from the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (台灣美國商會), Taiwan’s leading business advocacy organization, improving the business environment in Taiwan for companies that want to be globally competitive. Connect with us: <a href="https://linktr.ee/amchamtaiwan">https://linktr.ee/amchamtaiwan </a> This podcast is made with technical support provided by Ghost Island Media.

What does it take to lead an international organization to success? To find the answer to that question, we invite prominent leaders of Taiwan’s business community to share sweet insights into the C-suite - leadership, management, and dessert choices. 

Executive Sweet is a monthly podcast from AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan. Subscribe and learn how to advance your career! In between these sweet interviews, we'll serve you Taiwan Briefs - monthly updates on the major domestic, international, and business stories impacting Taiwan. 

More interviews and news analysis are available in our magazine, Taiwan Business TOPICS: https://topics.amcham.com.tw.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (台灣美國商會) is Taiwan’s leading business advocacy organization, improving the business environment in Taiwan for companies that want to be globally competitive. 

This podcast is made with technical support provided by Ghost Island Media. 

Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/amchamtaiwan

What does it take to lead an international organization to success? To find the answer to that question, we invite prominent leaders of Taiwan’s business community to share sweet insights into the C-suite - leadership, management, and dessert choices.  Executive Sweet is a monthly podcast from AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan. Subscribe and learn how to advance your career! In between these sweet interviews, we'll serve you Taiwan Briefs - monthly updates on the major domestic, international, and business stories impacting Taiwan. More interviews and news analysis are available in our magazine, Taiwan Business TOPICS: <a href="https://topics.amcham.com.tw">https://topics.amcham.com.tw</a>. The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (台灣美國商會) is Taiwan’s leading business advocacy organization, improving the business environment in Taiwan for companies that want to be globally competitive. 
This podcast is made with technical support provided by Ghost Island Media.  Connect with us: <a href="https://linktr.ee/amchamtaiwan">https://linktr.ee/amchamtaiwan</a>