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Amanda Shou

Co-founder, Quupe

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Amanda Shou, listed by the Centre for Digital Media as Lian (Amanda) Shou, co-founded Quupe, a Vancouver peer-to-peer rental marketplace, and led its UX and UI design. Shou met the other three co-founders in the Master of Digital Media program, after earlier degrees from the University of Leeds and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Amanda hasn’t spoken on a TechTO, TechVancouver or TechWaterloo stage. This profile is here because Amanda co-founded Quupe, which appears in 1 talk in the archive.

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Did Amanda Shou co-found Quupe?

Yes. The Georgia Straight reported on 2017-07-12 that Angela Hamilton and fellow Quupe founders Zeeshan Rasool, Vijay Ramaswamy and Amanda Shou came up with the idea while attending Vancouver's Centre for Digital Media. Quupe's own About page, archived 2017-09-10, lists Shou as co-founder and UX/UI design lead.

Are Amanda Shou and Lian Shou the same person?

Yes. The Centre for Digital Media's alumni page, checked 2026-09-25, is titled Lian Shou and opens with Lian (Amanda) Shou, and lists Quupe among that student's projects. Quupe's own team page and the Georgia Straight use Amanda Shou.

Where did Shou study?

The Centre for Digital Media's alumni page, checked 2026-09-25, lists Shou in the Master of Digital Media class of December 2016 (Cohort 10), and says Shou holds a master's in advertising and marketing from the University of Leeds and a bachelor's in business management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

What did Shou do before Quupe?

The Centre for Digital Media's alumni page, checked 2026-09-25, describes Shou as a user experience designer and strategist who spent two years in media as a designer and brand strategist before joining the program.

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