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Alan Ying

Alan joined Chrysalis as a Venture Partner in 2010 with a focus on investment opportunities and portfolio companies in healthcare. He has 15 years of experience as a physician, entrepreneur, public company executive, and investor. Alan founded MercuryMD, a mobile information systems provider in the hospital market, during his residency in General Surgery at Duke University. As CEO he led the company from financing through its rapid growth and eventual sale to The Thomson Corp. (NYSE:TRI). Alan then served as Chief Medical Officer at Thomson, where he was responsible for Strategy, M&A, and Corporate Development. After Thomson Alan became an owner at KLAS Enterprises, a leading hospital market research firm, and a managing member of Asterism Capital Management, a registered investment advisory firm in Texas. Alan earned a BA from Rice University and an MD from The Ohio State University. As a physician Alan published multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, and as an entrepreneur authored several patents for medical technology and communications tools. He currently serves as a Board Director or Advisor to several non-profits, universities and private businesses. Alan is based in Houston.

Surviving the 3 Stages of Founder Growth

By Alan Ying |  Jan 15, 2013

Founders tend to go through three stages as their companies grow. To get through the second, you'll need a founder whisperer.  Read story

Building Your Company's "Why"

By Alan Ying |  Nov 21, 2012

I've long told entrepreneurs that if the "why" of their venture is big enough, they'll figure out the "how."  Read story

4 Qualities of Great CEOs--And Why They Don't Matter

By Alan Ying |  Oct 24, 2012

Most founders can learn to be great CEOs. But should they?  Read story

How to Hold Productive, Tolerable Meetings: 5 Tips

By Alan Ying |  Aug 23, 2012

Once you have about 20 employees, meetings are a fact of start-up life. Here's how to make them worth your time.  Read story

Getting to Scale: 4 Essentials

By Alan Ying |  Jul 11, 2012

Get these four things taken care of, and you'll have everything in place to help your company grows quickly.  Read story

Making the Perfect Hire

By Alan Ying |  May 25, 2012

What happened when I decided to ignore educational pedigree and big-company experience.  Read story

There Are Only 2 Kinds of Problems

By Alan Ying |  Apr 12, 2012

Make sure you have the right kind of problems, not the company-killing kind.  Read story

Are You in Love With Your Product or Your Business?

By Alan Ying |  Mar 28, 2012

How to resolve the classic love triangle: Entrepreneur, Product, Business.  Read story

Who's Running Your Company: You or Your Client?

By Alan Ying |  Mar 6, 2012

A big customer wants you to tweak your product for them. No problem, right? Wrong.  Read story

The One Number That Changes Everything

By Alan Ying |  Feb 14, 2012

If you look hard enough, you'll find there's just one number that tells you all you need to know about running your business. The trick is finding the right ...  Read story