Jason Shen
Collaborative & tech savvy business guy. COO of the Stanford Daily, cofounder/board member of Gumball Capital, NCAA team champion. Biology BS & MS from Stanford.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://www.jasonshen.com |
| Industries: | Education, Entertainment, Gaming, Health, Mobile, Retail |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Design, Graphic design, Public speaking, Writing |
| Groups: | BASES, E-Challenge Competition 2008, E-Challenge Competition 2009, Gumball Capital, Social e-challenge Competition 2009 [inactive], [INACTIVE] BASES E-Challenge 2010, [OLD] Social e-challenge Competition 2008 [INACTIVE] |
| Interested in: | Career advice, Employment opportunities, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Professional opportunities, Sharing my projects, Starting a company |
| Tags: | blogging, consulting, Entrepreneurship, gymnastics, mba, Microfinance, social entrepreneurship, video blogging, web 2.0 |
| Schools: | Stanford University |
FEATURED STARTUP
Gumball Capital
Gumball Capital
A start-up nonprofit that engages students with entrepreneurship for social good through microfinance.
- Startup type: Social Enterprise
- Status: Active
- Stage: Beta
FULL BIO
I live in the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco and work as the Chief Operating Officer of the Stanford Daily. Before that I started and ran a social venture called Gumball Capital, studied biology and philosophy at Stanford, and won an NCAA team championship in men's gymnastics.
I spend lots of time reading on Caltrain, building and managing teams, reviewing P&L statements and thinking about how to Save Print Media. In my spare moments, I like to work out, cook/eat-out and go on adventures.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | The Unofficial Stanford Blog |
| Position: | Co-Editor-in-Chief |
| Time period: | March 2007 - Present |
| Description: | • Co-Editor-in-Chief for online community of over 50 student/faculty/staff bloggers
• Grew membership by 30% and online readership by 90% • Authored over 50 blog posts |
| Employer: | Gumball Capital |
| Position: | Co-founder and executive director |
| Time period: | February 2007 - Present |
| Description: | • Co-founder and succeeding executive director (Jan 2008) of grant-winning student-run non-profit
• Helped fund over 233 entrepreneurs in the developing world through microloans. • As exec director - drove vision and strategy with 6 direct reports; presented at microfinance conferences • Produced marketing materials and executed entrepreneurial microfinance-benefit competition at Stanford • Won grants from MTVu/Ashoka Youth Ventures and DoSomething.org |
| Employer: | Stanford Men's Gymnastics |
| Position: | Leadership/Teamwork Experience |
| Time period: | September 2004 - Present |
| Description: | • Actively recruited scholarship athlete training over 20 hrs per week and 50 weeks per year
• Competed 4 events to help team place 3rd at NCAA championships in 2005-06 season – top team finish in 10 yrs • Ranked 9th nationally for best all-around NCAA gymnast (2006) • Awarded “Most Inspirational” by team (2007) • Selected to represent Stanford at 2008 NCAA National Leadership Conference • Precollegiate: Jr. National Team Member • 7-time Jr. National competitor, placing 4th in all-around in 2004 |
| Employer: | DAFCA |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | June 2006 - August 2006 |
| Description: | Created budget projections for electronic design automation firm. Tested and helped implement project management software. Drafted CEO 's Carnegie Mellon commencement speech. |
| Employer: | Stanford Scientific Magazine |
| Position: | Director of Production |
| Time period: | February 2005 - April 2007 |
| Description: | • Director of Production for 3 issues of 3 issues of 60+ pg full-color student publication
• Recruited, trained and managed staff of 30+ students and over saw all aspects of layout and design • Authored 4 published articles – topics include Dark Matter and Funding for NASA Research |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2008 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Biology, MSc |
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2004 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Biology, BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Papers: | Ethics in Society Honors Program Dec 2006 – Present
• Received Stanford URP grant to do honors thesis work on ethical allocation of liver transplants in 2007. • Published paper: “The First Wealth - Health as a Duty to Oneself.” Princeton Journal of Bioethics. Vol IX. 2007 Stanford Hospitals Neurosurgery Dept. Mar – Sept 2006 • Performed video and data analysis of functional recovery in post-stroke mice. • Published abstract: “Neural progenitor cells enhance synaptogenesis in neuronal cultures: a thrombospondin dependent mechanism” Society for Neuroscience Meeting, 2006. Washington D.C. |
Jason's Startups (2)
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Ombibolous
Ombibulous is an online database for alcoholic beverages and an e-commerce hub for liquor stores
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Gumball Capital
A start-up nonprofit that engages students with entrepreneurship for social good through microfinance.
Jason is Following (3)
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Slide
New online media startup headed up by the founder of PayPal, Max Levchin. Backed by Mayfield Fund, Blue Run Ventures, Khosla Ventures and the Founders Fund.
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Jason's Contacts (7)
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Kalvin Wang
@Virgance
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Salina Truong
Stanford student, working on Outreach for Gumball Capital
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Sophia Tu
senior majoring in Science, Technology, & Society. Working on Gumball Capital (creatively engaging students with microfinance), interested in social entrepreneurship, technology, & civic engagement.