# Simon Chan

> Acquired by Salesforce. Created Einstein AI platform.

A 4X Salesforce-acquired founder turned VC. 

Founding Partner of Firsthand.vc. A fund that invests in autonomous business software and agentic infrastructure. 

Founder/CEO of PredictionIO which was acquired by Salesforce to become the Einstein AI Platform.

Invested in over 100 companies personally and through the fund. Also LP in a few funds. 

Things I can advise on:
- Early stage fundraising
- Early product-market fit
- Autonomous agents / software
- AI / data product
- Open source / dev tools 
- M&A
- Salesforce ecosystem and network

After building a few companies in 20 years, I would love to be helpful.

**Rating:** 5/5 (9 reviews)

## Offerings

- Video call (15 min): $360.00

## Subscription Plans

- Innovating with AI — 1:1 Advisor (Deep Dive)   ($2000.00/month)
- Innovating with AI — 1:1 Advisor (Full Access) ($700.00/month)

## Example Questions

- I’m thinking of starting a company. What are the next few things I should focus on?
- How do I know if my business idea will work?
- How would you approach growth for my business?
- What key metrics should I aim for at different stages to be a best in class company?

## Links

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