Wayne Chang
| Wayne Chang | |
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| Born |
August 3, 1983 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Residence | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Known for | Startups |
| Home town | Haverhill, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Net worth |
 $200 million |
| Awards |
Honorary PhD |
| Website | waynechang.com |
Honorary PhD
Wayne Chang (born August 3, 1983) is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur, angel investor, film producer, and philanthropist. He is best known for founding Crashlytics, a startup acquired by Twitter in 2013; creating a filesharing network called i2hub; making seed investments in companies including JetSmarter, Draftkings, and Gusto; and his lawsuit against the Winklevoss brothers.
Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and grew up extremely poor on a farm in rural Taiwan. At age 6, he immigrated to the United States. However, in the states, things weren't that much better. He didn't have his own bed until he was 16.
Despite that, Chang displayed a natural talent for technology. He wrote his first software program on the Apple IIe at age 7. He was involved with the original Napster, the first peer-to-peer filesharing platform, while he attended high school in Haverhill, Massachusetts. In 2005, Newsweek profiled Chang for his abilities in technology.
Chang enrolled as an undergraduate degree student at University of Massachusetts Amherst. At the university, he hacked into the computer systems and obtained all the encrypted passwords of everyone on campus. He broke that encryption, and the Office of Information Technology declined to press charges if Chang would share his methods. Chang also started a startup, i2hub, during his time at the university. To pursue his startup passions, he dropped out of college.
In 2016, despite not having a bachelor's degree or master's degree, Chang was awarded with an honorary doctorate by University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was also the featured Commencement Speaker for the 2016 graduating class for University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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