MaRS Peer to Peer Series - An Afternoon with Yung Wu: The Castek Story
Yung Wu is both a seasoned entrepreneur and inspirational leader. The story of how he has built and rebuilt Castek is particularly relevant in the current climate. This session will be moderated by Jim Meenan, former CEO of AT&T Canada and a MaRS Mentor.SESSION THEMES
- Financing a start-up
- Aligning entrepreneurs with seasoned management
- Managing explosive growth
- Working with "mega" customers
- Recovering when the bottom falls out
- Managing board and investor relations
REGISTRATION
Registration is free and is now closed.
DATE | TIME | LOCATION
October 11, 20053:00PM - 5:00PM
MaRS Collaboration Centre, Ground Floor
101 College St.
Toronto, ON
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Yung Wu is Founder and CEO of Castek Inc. Yung has spent over 20 years in the technology industry as an entrepreneur, executive, management consultant and technology innovator.After founding Castek in 1990, he led the company through 70% year over year growth, eventually transforming it from a technology services business to an enterprise software product company.
While the start-up company was originally financed through credit cards, it has since attracted almost $70 million of financing across 3 rounds of external financing, from top institutional investors and marquee VCs such as Technology Crossover Ventures, CIBC Capital Markets, p3 and Covington Capital. Castek has since been recognized with the "Top Product Launch of the Year" award, followed by the "Top Transformation Company of the Year" award, across two consecutive years by the prestigious Branham Awards national competition.
Yung was named one of Canada's "Top 40 under 40" leaders in recognition for exceptional achievements in vision, leadership, innovation, impact on business and community, and the capacity to encourage and foster growth. He also led Castek to inclusion as one of the "50 Best Managed Private Companies" in the nation.
Yung is a graduate of the University of Toronto, a member of MENSA and other organizations such as the Institute of Certified Management Consultants (ICMCO) and the Young Presidents Organizations (YPO).
PAST EVENTS
- October 11, 2005
MaRS Peer to Peer Series - An Afternoon with Yung Wu - November 4, 2005
MaRS Peer to Peer Event - A Morning with Paul Atkinson - November 14, 2005
MaRS Peer to Peer Series - An Afternoon with Zohar Gendler - January 25, 2006
MaRS Peer to Peer Series - An Afternoon with Nelson Sims - March 29, 2006
MaRS Peer to Peer Series - An Afternoon with Tony Cruz - September 18, 2006
MaRS Peer to Peer Series - Reaching the Third Stage of Market Success: Positioning your Company for "Exponential Growth" - November 16, 2006
MaRS Peer to Peer Series - Thinking Like a Citizen of the World: The Global Challenge for Today's Entrepreneurs - June 7, 2007
MaRS Peer to Peer Series - Strategize for Maximum Value - October 8, 2008
MaRS Peer to Peer Series - Difficult Presentations - November 13, 2008
MaRS Peer to Peer Series - An Afternoon with Robert Masaru Okabe
