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Alex Chen

Freelance strategist & operator. Building systems that scale people and products.

About

Hands-on operator who builds from zero to one. 12 years shipping products, managing teams, and advising founders across SaaS, marketplaces, and fintech.

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Strategic Operator

Turning ambiguity into execution plans. From market entry to team scaling.

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People Manager

Built and led teams from 3 to 60+. Hiring, culture, performance frameworks.

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Advisor & Speaker

Mentored 40+ founders. Keynotes on operations, growth, and leadership.

Co-founder / COO

ParkFlow

Asia's largest parking marketplace. Scaled operations across 4 cities with a team of 40.

160K+
monthly users
Co-founder / CTO

LaunchPad

Crowdfunding consultancy. Managed $12M in campaigns, grew from 8 to 70 people.

$12M
campaigns managed
Co-founder / Editor

TechPulse

Leading tech media platform with 2M+ monthly readers. Acquired in 2020.

2M+
monthly readers

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[Workshop talk]
[Team retreat]
[Conference keynote stage]
[Whiteboard session]
[Taipei skyline office]
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Alex turned our messy operations into a system that runs itself. The best operator I've worked with — bar none.
Sarah Lin · CEO, ParkFlow

Skills & Tools

OperationsTeam ScalingProduct StrategyFundraisingPublic SpeakingGrowth SystemsP&L ManagementHiring Frameworks
Newsletter

Why Every Operator Needs a Decision Journal

The single habit that improved my decision quality more than any framework or MBA course.

May 2026 · 6 min read
Essay

Scaling from 8 to 70: What Breaks First

Culture, process, and the invisible walls you hit when growing a team past the first dozen.

Apr 2026 · 9 min read
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His newsletter changed how I think about building leverage. Essential reading for anyone running a company.
Kevin Wu · Founder, StackLayer
Case Study

How ParkFlow Entered 4 Cities in 18 Months

The operational playbook behind our fastest expansion phase — and the mistakes we made along the way.

Mar 2026 · 12 min read
[Speaking at SaaS Connect]

Now

  • Advising 3 early-stage startups
  • Writing Season 2 of the newsletter
  • Speaking at SaaS Connect 2026
  • Based in Taipei, traveling monthly

Experience

ParkFlow — COO
2018 – Present
LaunchPad — CTO
2014 – 2018
TechPulse — Co-founder
2010 – 2018
NTU — Entrepreneurship Mentor
2016 – Present

Get in touch

Open to advisory, speaking, and collaboration.

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