Sam Yagan (@samyagan) 's Twitter Profile
Sam Yagan

@samyagan

Co-Founder & MD @CorazonCap. Co-Founded @OkCupid & @SparkNotes. CEO @ShopRunner & @Match. BOD of @Grindr, @RUSHuniversity, @ @StartEarlyorg

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Lindsay Verstegen (@lindzsays) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Posting ShopRunner's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our employees are in Chicago, Philly, NYC, Krakow and in some other remote locales. Sam Yagan writes: "We do this not only out of an abundance of caution, but also out of an act of good citizenship & love for one another."

Posting <a href="/ShopRunner/">ShopRunner</a>'s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our employees are in Chicago, Philly, NYC, Krakow and in some other remote locales. <a href="/samyagan/">Sam Yagan</a> writes: "We do this not only out of an abundance of caution, but also out of an act of good citizenship &amp; love for one another."
Crain's Chicago Business (@crainschicago) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Encouraging employees to work from home isn't enough, says this Chicago CEO. "We have an obligation to our communities to take every action that we can." chicagobusiness.com/news/why-he-cl…

John Pletz (@johnpletz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Upon further review: Why Sam Yagan made ShopRunner's work-from-home policy mandatory and says other CEOs should, too. chicagobusiness.com/news/why-he-cl…

Danny Yagan (@dannyyagan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1/ Can big public investments in caregiving raise U.S. employment? Big uncertainty but available evidence is consistent with seven-digit employment effects:

Arti Yargop (@artysangria) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why its imperative that you disrupt yourself. If you don't, then someone else will come along with a better product, better UI/UX, better something. Sam Yagan Kellogg School Carter Cast class hammered this ideation: launched Tinder despite owning the market w match & okcupid.

Etail Coach by Marketing Endeavors (@mktgendeavor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

FedEx defined disruption when Amazon was a river. Largely on the sidelines as they have run rough-shod over retail, stores will be rooting on this comeback like it's Rocky 3. FedEx! FedEx! soamp.li/eDDq #fedex #logistics #ecommerce #amazoneffect @shoprunner @fedex

Danny Yagan (@dannyyagan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

News: I’ve joined the Biden-Harris administration as Chief Economist (Associate Director for Economic Policy) of the phenomenal Office of Management and Budget. A favorite saying: "Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value." Amen.

Sam Yagan (@samyagan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m joining Head of @uberfreight, Lior Ron, for a virtual fireside chat on Feb 18th from 3-4 PM CT, in partnership with @1871Chicago. #UberFreight #ShopRunner #FiresideChat. RSVP here: …erx1871virtualtechtalk.splashthat.com.

Future-of-Food Week 2024 by WBC (@chicagovcsummit) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join Uber Freight + @1871Chicago for a virtual #tech talk on digitizing #logistics in #Chicago. Looking forward to a great convo between Lior Ron & Sam Yagan. Learn more & register here: …erx1871virtualtechtalk.splashthat.com

Leadout Capital Partners (@leadoutcapital) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are excited to announce Leadout II, a $57.7M fund to invest in early stage founders whose world-class customer expertise informs a core insight about how to address a customer need with a differentiated software solution in a large end market! leadoutcapital.medium.com/leadout-ii-392…

Sam Yagan (@samyagan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The current market dynamic has dramatically shifted the tone on many startup Boards. Founders should focus more than ever on their relationships with directors and the single most important thing: BOD confidence in the CEO's leadership.

Sam Yagan (@samyagan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Amazing email from a founder not in our portfolio (right after asking for an introduction to a potential customer): "I also don’t really appreciate your comment on what the best entrepreneurs do. I’m already the best."

Kinspire (@kinspirehealth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📣Our CEO and co-founder, Rob Seigel, recently sat down with Rebecca Torrence from Business Insider to discuss the origin story of Kinspire and our $3.6M seed round co-led by Corazon Capital and Looking Glass Capital. businessinsider.com/14-slide-pitch…

📣Our CEO and co-founder, Rob Seigel, recently sat down with <a href="/RebeccaTorrenc5/">Rebecca Torrence</a> from <a href="/BusinessInsider/">Business Insider</a>  to discuss the origin story of Kinspire and our $3.6M seed round co-led by <a href="/corazoncap/">Corazon Capital</a> and <a href="/LookingGlassCap/">Looking Glass Capital</a>.

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Jessica Droste Yagan (@drosteyagan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our family has been supporting Syrian refugees in Southern Turkey through Karam Foundation for several years. If you are looking for a way to help both Turks and Syrians through this terrible tragedy, consider supporting Karam's work on the ground. Sam Yagan