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Will Yang

Helping founders punch above their weight - with systems, not headcount | fractional growth advisor

Greater Chicago Area · 1 connection

Various Startups

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About

Most founders I meet are running seven channels, half-convinced they need to run twelve. They don't. Most companies take off on one or two strong flywheels. Everything else is noise. I spike on organic channels; the ones you'll actually own long-term: content, SEO, community, partnerships, events. All the stuff that compounds instead of disappearing when you turn off the budget. I help founders find those flywheels and build the go-to-market systems around them so the business grows without the founder stuck in the middle. I love being in the details. I'm with you in the experiments, reviewing the data, finding the one or two things that actually move the number. I don't hand you a strategy deck. I'm in the weeds with you. A founder I worked with for a year said we doubled his business. His words: "Will's one of those rare people who says they grew the company and actually means he did it with his own two hands." I've done this twice from scratch. Cofounded an edtech company, closed the first million in revenue myself, then grew it past $5M ARR and the team from 1 to 25. Then I built the growth engine at Instrumentl that fueled multiple 2x revenue years going from $1M ARR to $2xMM

Experience

Growth Advisor and Fractional Head of GrowthVarious Startups Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jun 2025
Head of Growth & MarketingInstrumentl Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 2024 to Apr 2025
Head of Growth & Customer SuccessInstrumentl Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jan 2023 to Jan 2024
Chief Marketing Officer, Co-FounderAlbert | Learn By Doing Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Feb 2020 to Jan 2021
Vice President of Business Development and Customer SuccessAlbert | Learn By Doing Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jul 2016 to Jun 2017
Summer ConsultantOliver Wyman
Jun 2014 to Aug 2014
National Elevate Leadership Conference ParticipantPwC Consulting Basic company page — company details not listed yet
Jun 2013 to Jun 2013
Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Teaching AssistantNorthwestern University
Apr 2013 to Jun 2013

Education

Northwestern University
B.A. Economics, Concentration in Chinese Language and Culture
2011 to 2014
Northwestern University
B.A. Economics Concentration in Chinese Language and Culture
2011 to 2014
Winter Park High School
International Baccalaureate Diploma
2007 to 2011