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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Allen_LauAllen Lau - Wikipedia

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   Biography. Lau was born in Hong Kong, and at age 19, he immigrated to Canada where he attended St. Robert Catholic High School and the University of Toronto. [4] There, he earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1991, followed by a master's in electrical engineering in 1992. [5] [6]

2. canadianbusiness.com › people › wattpad-co-founderHow Wattpad Co-founder Allen Lau Built a $750-Million Business

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   Dec 13, 2022 · Dec 13, 2022. Allen Lau started the social-storytelling platform Wattpad in 2006 to help writers self-publish content and connect with readers. In 2021, the Toronto-based company was acquired by the massive South Korean internet company Naver for more than $754 million. Now, Lau is working on his latest venture: a VC fund called Two Small Fish.

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4. company.wattpad.com › allen-lauAllen Lau, Wattpad Co-Founder and Executive Advisor, WEBTOON ...

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   In 2020, he was inducted into the Engineering Alumni Hall of Distinction of the University of Toronto. He was twice named one of the Top 50 Most Influential People by Toronto Life. Find Allen on Wattpad and on Twitter: @allenlau. Download hi-res headshot. Allen Lau is the Co-Founder of Wattpad, and Executive Advisor of WEBTOON Brands.

5. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-50383329'We can give a lot of the power back to the fans' - BBC

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   Dec 30, 2019 · Allen Lau now wants to disrupt the wider entertainment industry Ivan, also an engineer, was an early hire at Allen's first start-up, a mobile gaming company based in Toronto. Ivan later moved to ...

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6. medium.com › the-leadership-pad › interview-withInterview with Allen Lau of Wattpad: On evolving from ...

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   Aug 15, 2016 · Allen Lau is the CEO and co-founder of Wattpad, a service that allows people discover and share stories about the things they love. Wattpad stories range from romance to sci-fi, and everything in ...

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8. www.ece.utoronto.ca › news › a-match-made-in-heaven‘A match made in heaven’: Allen Lau on Naver's US$600-million ...

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   Feb 8, 2021 · Wattpad, which was founded by University of Toronto alumni Allen Lau (ElecE 9T1, ECE MASc 9T2) and Ivan Yuen (Morning MBA '12) in 2006, started out as a self-publishing platform, but has since spawned a film and TV production arm called Wattpad Studios; a book publishing division called Wattpad Books; and Wattpad Brand Partnerships, which helps ...

9. foundersnetwork.com › blog › wattpads-allen-lau-onWattpad’s Allen Lau on Founding a Company with Global ...

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   Wattpad was started by two immigrants, Ivan Yuen and Allen Lau, in Toronto, which is known to be the most diverse city in the world. As CEO & co-founder Allen Lau explained, having a multicultural focus and a global mindset were built into the company’s DNA. This global vision has been a huge component of the company’s success which has ...