Lu Qi (computer scientist)
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's search technology division.Early life
Lu was born in Shanghai, China, and was sent to live with his grandparents in a remote village in Jiangsu Province by his parents during the Cultural Revolution.[2] Lu grew up without electricity, plumbing, and other basic amenities, eating meat only twice a year at Chinese New Year celebrations.[2]
Education
Lu obtained undergraduate and master's degrees in computer science at
Career
Lu worked in one of
In 2010, Fast Company named Lu the tenth most creative person in business for 2010.[6][2]
In January 2017, Lu joined
In November 2019, Y Combinator decided to shut down YC China. Lu continues to fund startups under his new program, MiraclePlus.[11] MiraclePlus operates out of its head office in Beijing, and invests checks of $300K USD for 7% into early stage startups around the world.[12] Much like its parent Y Combinator, MiraclePlus operates two cohorts per year (one in the summer, and one in winter).
References
- ^ a b "Qi Lu birthday question on email". 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-07-15.
- ^ a b c d e f Pittsburgh, A. Carnegie Mellon University Publication 5000 Forbes Avenue; Pa 15213268-2000. "Bing It On". Carnegie Mellon Today. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "An update on YC China". YCombinator. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Is Qi Lu Microsoft's Search Engine Savior?". Bloomberg.com. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ a b Burrows, Peter (May 28, 2009). "Is Qi Lu Microsoft's Search Engine Savior?". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on May 31, 2009.
- ^ "Most Creative People in Business 2010". Fast Company. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ Russell, Jon (17 January 2017). "Former Microsoft executive and noted AI expert Qi Lu joins Baidu as COO". Techcrunch.
- ^ Gagliordi, Natalie. "Qi Lu steps down as Baidu COO". ZDNet.
- ^ Altman, Sam. "YC China + Qi Lu". YCombinator. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Y Combinator is launching a startup program in China". TechCrunch. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "An update on YC China". YCombinator. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "MiraclePlus". www.miracleplus.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
