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LJ Erwin

Startups @ OpenAI | ex-YouTube PM, ex-a16z

San Francisco Bay Area

Angel
Investor
VC

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $10,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $40,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

Start-ups
Business Development
Enterprise Software
Venture Capital
Strategy
Direct Sales
E-commerce
Cloud Computing
Business-to-Business (B2B)
Entrepreneurship
Infrastructure
Sales
Live Events
Business Strategy
Finance
SaaS
Leadership
Strategic Partnerships
Cross-functional Team Leadership
FinTech

Education

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7974 people

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Ex-Google employees who invest

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OpenAI employees who invest

23 people

Work Experience

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OpenAI

2024

  • Startups - API Platform

    2024

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YouTube

2020 - 2024

  • Product Manager

    2022 - 2024

    Accelerate user growth for the Primetime Channels subscription service. https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/more-of-your-favorite-content-on-youtube-with-primetime-channels/

  • Chief of Staff to the VP of Product of YouTube TV, Sports, Web3

    2020 - 2022

    Served as the Chief of Staff to the VP of Product of YouTube TV, Sports, Web3 and supported product strategy, planning, and execution.

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Google

2018 - 2020

  • Google Cloud

    2018 - 2020

    Led venture-backed startup engagement and VC partnerships for the US West region of the Google Cloud for Startups program.

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Andreessen Horowitz

2015 - 2018

  • Partner

    2015 - 2018

    Identified and sourced startups, developed founder relationships, and managed the firm's early stage investor network.

UBS Investment Bank, Proclivity Systems, Google

2005 - 2015

  • Early career work

    2005 - 2015

    Experience included investment banking analyst work for UBS investment bank, data analytics and PM work at a venture-backed startup called Proclivity Systems, and programmatic, ad-serving work for Google.