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How to Think Like an Entrepreneur with Nelson Chu RC'09

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Find out what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur with Nelson Chu RC'09, founder and CEO of Percent. Chu will talk about his career journey, what prompted him to take the entrepreneurial plunge to build a company, what he learned from imploding his first start-up, and how learning from those mistakes helped him launch Percent, the leading digital securitization and investment platform for private debt.

Prior to founding Percent, Chu founded a strategy consulting firm specializing in helping companies build products and raise capital for growth, creating more than $1 billion in equity value. He began his career at several top financial services firms, including Bank of America and BlackRock. He is an active angel investor, with notable financial technology investments including BlockFi, dv01, Tala, and Uala. Learn more here.