Sam Yam
Co-founder & CTO of Patreon
Description
Sam Yam is the co-founder, president, and CTO of Patreon, an online membership platform where internet creators can run subscription services for their top fans. He has experience in product building, engineering, and analytics, and is seeking to understand user behavior through iterative development and data. Yam was Jack Conte's freshman roommate and a fellow musician who recognized the business opportunity in connecting creators directly to their fans' wallets. Together, they built one of the internet's most popular platforms for content creators
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