Tyson Mao

Tyson is an entrepreneurial and analytical Product Manager with a passion for new situations and interesting problems. He has worked in Product Management developing mobile products for Kiwi based in Palo Alto, CA and web Products for Zynga based in San Francisco, CA. Currently, Tyson manages Hadron Labs, a full-service development shop that assists entrepreneurs and teams with Product, design, and engineering solutions. Additionally, he’s currently working at Google as a Product Manager. Prior to his Product experience, Tyson spent four years in high-frequency algorithmic trading by deploying trading strategies and managing portfolios with a focus on energy futures (with an emphasis on natural gas), time priority trading strategies, and event-based trading. On the side, he is the Founder of the World Cube Association, the international governing body that regulates competitive Rubik's Cube solving. Tyson is the author of the regulations for competitions and record ratification, and he served as a board member for 10 years. He also leads the investment group and is currently a board member of Grape and Grain, a craft beer and wine bar in downtown San Mateo which is currently the top-rated bar on the Peninsula with a 4.5-star Yelp rating. Tyson professional, intelligent, and extremely detail-oriented. He has excellent verbal and written communication skills and has a vast repertoire of practical knowledge in a wide variety of areas.