Summary
Conan Wu is a founder and software leader with eight years of technical and entrepreneurial experience, currently building Psy_ after founding a startup focused on minimalistic home purchasing. Trained as a mathematician with PhD-level study at Princeton and research in geometry and topology, he blends rigorous theoretical thinking with hands-on engineering—previously building performance analytics infrastructure at Google. His background spans management consulting at McKinsey, immersive creative direction at Shanghai Disney, and a coder’s education at 42 Silicon Valley, reflecting a non-linear career that fuses product, operations, and design sensibilities. Comfortable moving between high-level strategy and implementation, he excels at turning complex problems into elegant, customer-facing solutions.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Mathematics, BA, Mathematics at University of Toronto
Mathematics, Mathematics at Northwestern University
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at 42 Silicon Valley
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics at Princeton University