Vince Han

Vince Han

CEO/Founder of Coach Alba. Founder/early stage executive of digital media companies like Ruckus, Aha.tv, Culture11, Reptide Media. Former EIR at Battery Ventures.

Website: https://twitter.com/vincehan
Provo, Utah, United States
Accredited investor
Member since February 13, 2013
Quote
I love faith, family, startups, and running. Quote_down
  • About
Investor interests
Type of investor Seed Fund
Typical investment size Under $25,000
Typical investments in a year 1
Categories of interest
Credentials Accredited Investor
Education
2004 MIT , MBA
1996 Brigham Young University , BA , Music

I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

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

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

Asana, AngelList

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

The most frustrating thing is waiting for the world to catch up to the vision of your innovation.

The most rewarding thing is to build something that people love when they discover it.

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

Underestimating how hard it is to execute.

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

1) Work backwards from measurable short term goals. This is the only way to quickly and objectively pivot and adjust.

2) Share your idea with as many smart people as you can. Don't worry about keeping your ideas secret or proprietary. It's better to get feedback and get people excited to help you versus worrying about people stealing your ideas.

3) Invest time and energy in your team. It's cliche but team really is everything.

Full bio

Vincent Han is CEO and Founder of Coach Alba LLC, a behavioral change company founded in 2010 that builds innovative Web and mobile technologies to help people achieve life-changing goals.

Vincent has spent his career successfully starting and building innovative online media-based startups.  Vincent earned his MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Management. During his time at MIT, Vincent was also an Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EIR) at Battery Ventures, one of the premier Venture Capital firms. As an EIR, he co-founded Ruckus Networks, the largest provider of digital media serving the U.S. college market, which served more than 1 billion downloads per month at its peak. Ruckus.com was later acquired by Total Music, a joint venture between Sony Music and Universal. 

Following Ruckus, Vincent founded Aha.tv, a company that developed an automated content programming engine millions of online videos. He also served as president of Adswizz, the fastest-growing streaming media ad insertion company in Europe.

Vincent was recently named one of Utah Business magazine’s top 40 business leaders under 40 and is an avid runner.