Scarlet ChenCerca Homes — the New Way of Building American HomesUsing a new technology — the Open Air Panel System (OAPS) — and outsourcing production to a global network, Cerca Homes revolutionizes the…Feb 7, 20231Feb 7, 20231
Scarlet Chen8 Facts About ChefusIn Jan 2021 I wrote an article about Chefus.com, a new Bay Area cloud kitchen + food delivery start-up. The article attracted 10+…Jan 16, 2021Jan 16, 2021
Scarlet ChenMy Journey into Econ PhDIn Oct 2020, I wrote a series of article on ‘how to break into tech’ from an econ phd perspective. The enormous attention the series got…Jan 3, 20216Jan 3, 20216
Scarlet ChenChefus — The Farm to Fork SolutionChefus.com is a Chinese Cloud Kitchen + Food Delivery Start-up in the Bay Area started in March 2019. As one of their early users, and now…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
Scarlet ChenMy Journey from Econ PhD to Tech — Part 5: Q&A + MiscellaneousOn Dec 15, 2020 I posted this series on Twitter and got a lot of replies — on the one hand I was glad that it was helpful, on the other…Dec 19, 20201Dec 19, 20201
Scarlet ChenMy Journey from Econ PhD to Tech — Part 4: Negotiations part 2 + DecisionLinks to other parts of the series:Dec 15, 20201Dec 15, 20201
Scarlet ChenMy Journey from Econ PhD to Tech — Part 3: Negotiations part 1I know that for a lot of PhDs going into tech, the moment they got their first job offer, they pop a champaign and sign it. But that is…Dec 15, 20201Dec 15, 20201
Scarlet ChenMy Journey from Econ PhD to Tech — Part 2: Interview experienceI know it sounds like cliche at this point, but my interview experience again showed how important connections are: at firms where the…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
Scarlet ChenMy Journey from Econ PhD to Tech — Part 1: Interview prep + NetworkingIn Oct 2020, I wrote a series on ‘how to break into Tech’ for Econ PhDs. That series was written with a very objective tone, meant to be a…Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
Scarlet ChenTech Industry Jobs for Econ PhDs — Part 4: the Job Hunting Process IIThe interview process; timeline management; wage bargainingOct 24, 2020Oct 24, 2020