Founder (Alex) You Zhou talks about Yami's roots, the power of word-of-mouth customer acquisition, and their new East Coast warehouse on Entrepreneur… Experience: Yamibuy.com · Education: Kansas...

Mar 12, 2023 · Yami CEO Alex Zhou says that he understands what his customers want because he is one of them, as he bids to sell Asian food and culture to America.

Yami was founded by Alex Zhou, a Chinese student attending Kansas State University. During his studies, Zhou was frustrated by the scarcity and price of Chinese goods in the United States; as noted by the South China Morning Post, Zhou was forced to make a two-hour drive to Kansas City in order to procure authentic goods from China.

Jan 12, 2023 · Alex Zhou founded online Asian marketplace Yami in 2013 after he couldn't find his favorite foods in college. Now, the platform's ship times rival Amazon's.

Mar 27, 2024 · Creating an e-commerce platform that bridges cultural gaps and brings a sense of community internationally is no small feat. Alex Zhou, the CEO of Yamibuy, has done just that, turning personal struggles into a successful business model that resonates with many.

Mr. Alex Zhou is a Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners. Alex is best known for investing in emerging technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, AR/VR, semiconductor, autotech, enterprise software, etc.

Jun 1, 2018 · CALIFORNIA — When Mr Alex Zhou, chief executive of US-based e-commerce site Yamibuy, first moved from the Chinese port city of Dalian to study at a university in the Midwestern state of Kansas ...

Feb 13, 2025 · In this week's enlightening session with Alex Zhou, founder of Yami, an Asian goods e-commerce company that has grown to become a leading global marketplace with over 2 million customers, we explored the intricacies of establishing a niche …

Apr 19, 2024 · Boarding a flight to Boston from Los Angeles in January 2018, Alex Zhou noticed a cute guy helping someone with their bag. The guy, Eddie Lin Kay, turned out to be her seatmate. She spent the...

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. My primary fields are development and labor economics, with a focus on gender and firms. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University. Here is my cv and you can contact me at [email protected].