Gene Wang

Gene Wang

Gene Wang, Chairman, Chief Scientist and Co-founder of Care Daily Gene is a serial entrepreneur and 4-time CEO who has led 3 startups to IPO and M&A exits. Gene is Principal Investigator of several NIH grants with $7.7M in funding.

Website: www.caredaily.ai
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gene-wang-4871/
Others: www.dailybeatsband.com
Palo Alto California
Member since October 17, 2022
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I love to invent new products, hang out with great people, play saxophone and flute, skateboard, and be with my family. Quote_down
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Credentials None
Education
1979 U.C. Berkeley , BA , Computer Science
Skills
Managing great startups, creating award-winning products, and performing in the Daily Beats Band.
I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Gold Hill Computers, Photo Access, Bitfone, Care Daily
Companies I work or worked for:
Symantec, Borland, Computer Motion
Achievements (products built, personal awards won):

Borland C++, winner of PC Magazine Technical Excellence Award
Computer Motion, world's first transatlantic minimally invasive surgery
Photo Access, powered over 100 million camera phones
Bitfone, powered over 300 million mobile phones
Care Daily, winner of Aging 2.0 Global Innovation Search

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

Care Daily

Why did you start your company or why do you want to innovate inside your company?

As people age, families need solutions to care for their loved ones that improve quality of life and peace-of-mind. My 86 year old mother has fallen 3 times and I want to know when she's well and when she needs help. Our vision is to empower millions of people to care for their loved ones and live safely and happily at home. There is a huge business opportunity to use technology to lower the cost of healthcare while enabling seniors to live longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives.

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

It always takes twice as long for the world to adopt as it should. But when it happens, entrepreneurship is very rewarding

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

Running out of money

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

Create best-in-class products that solve big important problems
Develop powerful channels to market that scale
Don't run out of money

How do you keep a work/life balance

Love your family and make great music

Full bio

Gene Wang has led five startups in fields ranging from AI, robotics, digital imaging, mobile device management and senior care services. 

Key Positions:

• Care Daily – Current Chairman, Chief Scientist, Co-Founder

• Hewlett-Packard – VP Marketing

• Bitfone Corporation – Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder (sold to HP)

• PhotoAccess – Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder (sold to Agilent)

• Computer Motion – CEO (IPO, then merged with Intuitive Surgical)

• Symantec – Executive Vice President (managed 4 divisions)

• Borland – Vice President and General Manager (created Borland C++)