Calvin Daniel Cho

Overview

I started Jade Grid to fix HR software for teams who were tired of the workarounds. Signed 123 paying customers, 12 of them enterprises. Raised $38 million across 3 rounds. Jazz piano, badly.

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Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Oct 2023 - Present
   Jade Grid · 3 yr · Full-time · Seattle, WA
   • Previously built and sold a small HR software company.
   • Signed 134 paying customers, 18 of them enterprises.
   • Took Jade Grid from zero to $2 million ARR.
2. Associate Partner

   Oct 2020 - Oct 2023
   PayPal · 3 yr · Full-time · Seattle, WA
   • Wrote the payroll service that now handles 11 million requests a day.
   • Built the experimentation framework 10 product teams use to ship changes safely.
3. Engagement Manager

   Jan 2017 - Oct 2020
   Spotify · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Seattle, WA
   • Led a cost programme that saved a client $147 million.
   • Designed the operating model for a 2 thousand-person transformation.
4. Associate Partner

   Jun 2015 - Jan 2017
   Booking Holdings · 1 yr 7 mo · Contract · Seattle, WA
   • Mentored 4 engineers through their first promotion.
5. Business Analyst

   Jan 2013 - Jun 2015
   Datadog · 2 yr 5 mo · Full-time · Seattle, WA
   • Wrote the HR tech service that now handles 48 million requests a day.

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Education

1. University of Washington

   BS, Economics
   2005 - 2009