Dik-Shun Ko
Business Development, Operations, and Finance Professional | Experienced in Startups, VC Partnerships, and Financial Planning | UC Berkeley Honors Graduate
- Role
- Advisor & Consultant at Various Companies
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dik-Shun Ko
After joining Yelp as the second hire on the finance team (and employee #50 overall), I contributed to the company\'s growth from $4 million to $45 million in revenue and from 50 to 800 employees. My role of wearing different hats included financial planning, KPI development, real estate, treasury, and supporting various projects, all of which helped Yelp achieve an IPO 15 months later.Following my time at Yelp, I decided to leverage my experience to support smaller teams as an advisor and investor. I had the privilege of working with companies like SmartEar, Urb-E, Suze Orman Financial, and LifeNexus, offering guidance on financial planning, business operations, and metrics development. Additionally, I collaborated with funds such as Crossover Capital, Intudo Ventures, Sora Ventures, and TPG Tech Adjacencies Fund, focusing on early and late stage investment opportunities in tech and blockchain companies.
Experience
Advisor & Consultant
Jan 2011 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Helped early stage companies across finance, analytics, fundraising, & partnerships: Key clients: SmartEar, Famera, Urb-E, Suze Orman Financial, LifeNexus: Support VC, PE, and cross-border funds with capital introduction and deal flow: Source late stage primary and secondary investment opportunities in tech and blockchain companies: Fund clients: Crossover Capital, Intudo Ventures, Sora Ventures, TPG Tech Adjacencies Fund
Education
University of California, Berkeley
B.A., Economics & Business
1995 — 1999
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Venture Capital
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Business Analysis
- Corporate Development
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Competitive Analysis
- Start-Ups
- Valuation
- New Business Development
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Business Planning
- Revenue Recognition
- Forecasting
- Managerial Finance
- Data Analysis
- Financial Management
- Strategic Partnerships
- Account Management
- Due Diligence
- Business Development
- Analytics
- Business Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Online Advertising
- Lead Generation
- Accounting
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Planning
- Leadership
- Budgets
- Finance
- Process Development
- Strategic Planning
- Process Simulation
- Internal Controls
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