Tristan Kromer

My career goal is to create (not capture) value. I am particularly interested in creative collaboration, education, and social behavior hacks.

Here is an obligatory bullet resume point summary:

• Executive in Technology industry;
• International management experience in the United States, Germany, Switzerland, and Vietnam;
• Mentor at Lean Startup Machine, Seedcamp, Startup Monthly, TechBA "Build or Die" Bootcamp, BUILD, etc.;
• Speaker at Silicon Valley Bleeding Edge Ruby, TechBA "Build or Die" Bootcamp, etc.;
• Organizer of StartupWeekend, Lean Coffee, TechBA "Build or Die" Bootcamp, etc.;
• Advisor to various Silicon Valley based startups;
• International education in the United States, Germany, and Taiwan.
Specialties

entrepreneurship, lean startups, startups, customer development, ruby on rails, international management, cross cultural management, marketing, emarketing, troubleshooting, project management, product management, change management, financial analysis.

Present Working:

Volunteer Organizer at Startup Weekend

Past Working:

* Advisory Director at faqden labs
* Volunteer Mentor at BUILD
* Co-founder at startupSQUARE.com LLC
* Chairman & General Manager at SECUDE International LLC (Vietnam)
* VP & General Manager, Data Protection Division at SECUDE International AG
* Business Unit Manager at SECUDE International AG
* VP of Marketing at Secude International LLC
* Artist, Producer, Arranger, and Bandleader at Music Industry, various locations

Education:

National Sun Yat-Sen University
International University in Germany Bruchsal
New York University
Carnegie Mellon University
Dalton

Recomendation:
34 people have recommended Tristan

Communication:
500+ connections

Experience:

Startup Weekend

Nonprofit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry

April 2011 – Present (10 months)

I currently hold the speed record for organizing a StartupWeekend in 14 days. We had 9 days to sell tickets and managed to sell out.

http://sanjose.startupweekend.org
"Build or Die" Bootcamp Designer and Organizer
TechBA

Nonprofit; 11-50 employees; International Affairs industry