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Lu Qi (simplified Chinese: 陆奇; traditional Chinese: 陸奇; pinyin: Lù Qí; born September 3, 1961) is a Chinese-American software executive and engineer who is the head of MiraclePlus, a startup incubator in China. Previously, Lu was the head of Y Combinator's China until it was shut down.
- The Father of Bing
- Poor, Malnourished
- "Do More, Know More, Be More"
Lu, who holds a doctorate in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, started his professional career in 1996 at IBM’s Almaden Research Center. Two years later, while having dinner with a friend, Lu mentioned his idea about launching an online shopping service, which impressed a Yahoo! executive who was present. Yahoo!, which had not yet b...
When Lu was a child, his parents were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution. They ended up having to send their son to a small town in Jiangsu province where his grandparents lived. They were poor, and Lu appeared small and weak due to malnutrition. One of his first major disappointments was being rejected by a shipyard for a factory worker pos...
The motto epitomizes how Lu lives his life. While still at school, Lu was never the student with the best grades. Rather, his diligence helped him stand out. He could regularly be seen walking to the library with the largest backpack on campus. Lu has carried the dedication he showed at university into his working life. At Yahoo! and Microsoft, he ...
Qi Lu is founder and CEO of MiraclePlus, a fast growing startup accelerator for tech-driven founders. His previous roles include Partner at Y Combinator & Head of YC Research; President and Chief Operating Officer at Baidu; President of Online Service Division & Executive Vice-President of the Application and Services Group at Microsoft ...
Aug 17, 2018 · Sam Altman, the founder of Y Combinator, the leading Silicon Valley start-up incubator, first met Lu Qi in 2005 when the Chinese-born technologist was at Yahoo — and Mr Altman was still a...
Aug 15, 2018 · Y Combinator’s Chinese arm will be led by Lu Qi. Despite his low profile, the former Yahoo and Microsoft executive is a highly-regarded figure in the tech world. He was credited for helping...
- Xinmei Shen
Jan 16, 2017 · Lu, who holds a PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon and has over 40 U.S. patents in his name, joins a team that includes former Coursera chairman Andrew Ng, who is chief scientist at the...
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Jun 12, 2018 · Qi Lu recently stepped down from his position as COO at Baidu. The move was said to be because he could no longer continue working in China for ‘personal and family reasons.’
