Kevin Xu
Stanford student, web enthusiast, and all around funny guy
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://imkevinxu.com |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Entertainment, Gaming, Information Technology, Internet, Media, Mobile |
| Skills: | Business, Chinese, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public speaking, Sales, Spanish, Viral marketing |
| Next step: | Before I die, I will change the world. |
| Location: | Stanford, CA |
| Groups: | BASES |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Internships, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Tags: | High Tech, Innovation, social media |
| Schools: | Stanford University |
FULL BIO
Kevin is an active student at Stanford University within the entrepreneurial and business world. Eager to create a startup, he has joined several entrepreneurship groups on campus and is learning as well as networking with his peers. He has already been put in charge of several projects to raise awareness about entrepreneurship and how others can get involved.
His interests do not lie in any "get rich quick" startup but a game-changer, an idea that would significantly change the market or how something in the world currently works. He foresees everything we use today going virtual and mobile in the future. Ultimate goal is to create something and be damn proud of it.
My focus right now is working on cool side projects and meeting fellow entrepreneurs! Feel free to email me at kevin (at) imkevinxu (dot) com
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Tapulous |
| Position: | Super Intern |
| Time period: | May 2010 - Present |
| Description: | On course to develop an online interface for all musical tracks, avatar items, and user profiles. Plan is to increase user engagement with the game through online portals. Coordinated with marketing and developers to manage the community and figure out what the users want. |
| Employer: | Stanford Dining |
| Position: | Social Media Coordinator |
| Time period: | January 2010 - March 2010 |
| Description: | Responsible for managing the Twitter and Facebook accounts of Stanford Dining. I directly interact with students and followers about questions and market the benefits of dining at one of the establishments under Stanford Dining.
My main goal is to initiate several new projects and contests that will attract students to eat at Stanford Dining and keep metrics on this. These include a food blog and online limited coupons. I plan to create proposals that can be replicated in future years. |
| Employer: | GXStudios, Inc |
| Position: | Game Design Intern |
| Time period: | April 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | Worked very closely with the founders to gain insight on how a startup works. Brainstormed and developed innovative new ideas to incorporate into the flagship college game GoCrossCampus such as private chat and custom maps. Responsible for recruiting new users and new Facebook-related team based social game. Conducted live surveys and product analysis. |
| Employer: | Business Honor Society |
| Position: | President |
| Time period: | June 2007 - September 2007 |
| Description: | Lead and organized club meetings as well as events and competitions to bring about interest and business awareness. Initiated an annual virtual stock market contest for all club members. Received a grant from Newsday FutureCorp to pursue more active involvement with the business community. |
| Employer: | Action Coach |
| Position: | Assistant Marketing Intern |
| Time period: | April 2007 - August 2007 |
| Description: | Worked under Head Business Coach of Suffolk County, Lee Munch, as an intern managing contact databases, organizing computer files, and creating event fliers and presentations. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Stanford University |
| Time period: | 2009 - 2013 |
| Degree: | Computer Science, BA |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Tennis and Wushu |
| Hobbies: | Photography, Cooking, Blogging |
| Clubs: | Business Association for Stanford Entrepreneurship Students (BASES), Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society (ASES), Stanford Student Enterprises (SSE), Undergraduate Chinese-American Association (UCAA), Stanford Wushu |
| Awards: | Runner-up in Google's Highly Open Participation Contest |
Kevin is Following (23)
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CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor is a website that produces and links to humorous content on the internet that appeals to college students
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Gumball Capital
A start-up nonprofit that engages students with entrepreneurship for social good through microfinance.
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Facebook
Facebook is an online social networking company. They provide a number applications, messaging and chatting features, and picture and video space for users to stay connected worldwide.
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Twitter
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
Kevin's Contacts (9)
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Charles Naut
Stanford CS major with an interest in entrepreneurship, technology, and social change.
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Jackie Lho
Project Assistant at WilmerHale LLP. Korean, who mostly grew up in the States, B.A. in Economics and minor in Chinese from Stanford University. Interested in law, media, and loves to travel