On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2015. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Andy ↗
In their words
Startups are notoriously hard, as you've heard. They're full of ups and downs, failures and successes. So how are you going to get through? It is this common set of beliefs and values.
If you look back on your life, what has given you the most joy and what the most fulfillment is really what you should be doing.
We sat with every single person in the company: what are aspirational values, what are values that we embody, and really started to distill this list down to nine.
Around the web ×2
Quick answers
What company did Andy Yang lead as CEO?
He was CEO of 500px, the Toronto photography community and marketplace, from April 2014 until its 2018 acquisition by Visual China Group. He later became CEO of Indiegogo in 2019.
What did Andy Yang do before 500px?
Before joining 500px as COO in 2013, he was managing director of the Toronto accelerator Extreme Startups, and earlier worked at Netflix, Chegg, Goldman Sachs and Accenture.
What was Andy Yang's TechTO talk about?
In his September 2015 TechTO talk, 'Creating a Company Culture,' he explained how 500px built its culture around nine core values, using a 'family' analogy and stressing team fulfillment.