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The Next Chapter with Charlie Hedges – Michael’s life is a testament to the truth that adventure is not a destination, but a way of being. It doesn’t wait for holidays or perfect plans—it whispers from Arctic backroads and echoes through Silicon Valley boardrooms. It lives in the hearts of those bold enough to say, simply, ‘Let’s do this.’

Midwest Book Review – When Michael Yang bought his first motorcycle, he was a teenager who’d just moved to America. He knew little English and had few friends. Still, whenever he rode that green Yamaha, he felt more in touch with life’s possibilities. The bike was stolen a few months later, but Yang never forgot the feeling.

Authority Magazine – Finding and living in alignment with your true purpose can be a transformative journey. Yet, many struggle with identifying their life’s purpose and aligning their goals with it. In this series, we aim to explore how individuals discover their purpose and create a life that reflects their authentic selves, leading to greater fulfillment and success. As a part of this series, we had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Yang.

La Cañada Flintridge Outlook Valley Sun – La Cañada Flintridge resident Michael Yang will celebrate the release of his book, “Coming Alive on the Ride” at the Flintridge Bookstore on Sunday, March 15, at 4 p.m. When Yang bought his first motorcycle, he was a teenager who’d just moved to America. He knew little English and had few friends. Still, whenever he rode that green Yamaha, he felt more in touch with life’s possibilities.

Korea Times – The book launch event for “Coming Alive on the Ride,” an autobiographical essay by Michael Yang, a first-generation Korean-American entrepreneur and investor in Silicon Valley, was held successfully at the EK Art Gallery on the 7th with over 100 attendees.

The Korea Daily – A book launch event for “Coming Alive on the Ride,” an autobiographical essay chronicling the cross-country motorcycle journey of Michael Yang (Michael Yang Adventure), a first-generation Korean-American entrepreneur and investor in Silicon Valley, was held at the EK Gallery in Los Angeles on the 7th.

Korea Times – “After I closed my venture business, for a while all I thought about was ‘what should I do next?’ I started riding motorcycles again to fill the void that comes after success and failure.” Michael Yang (Korean name: Yang Min-jeong, 64), a first-generation Korean-American venture entrepreneur and investor in Silicon Valley, has published his autobiography, ‘Coming Alive on the Ride,’ and is now officially documenting the second half of his life.

Koreatown Daily – There’s a Korean who rejected the comfortable life after retirement and pushed himself to the edge of deprivation and limitations, searching for meaning in life. The protagonist is Michael Yang, a first-generation Korean entrepreneur and investor in Silicon Valley. Yang crossed the American continent 40,000 miles on a motorcycle and published a travelogue, “Coming Alive on the Ride,” which captures his memories of that journey.

Chosun Daily – “Some people call me a ‘Renaissance man.’ Having gone from a venture capitalist and investor to an adventurer, a travel blogger, and now a writer, I suppose it means I am talented in many fields.” He is the first-generation Korean entrepreneur in Silicon Valley who made headlines for selling his company for $700 million. Michael Yang, CEO of Michael Yang Adventures, has published a new English-language book titled ‘Coming Alive on the Ride’ (Greenleaf Book Group), which chronicles his journey of a 40,000-mile motorcycle ride across North America from 2018 to 2023.

In Conversation with Terry Shepherd – I recently sat down with Michael Yang, the founder of MySimon, to talk about his incredible new memoir, “Coming Alive on the Ride.” Michael reached the “Silicon Valley summit” early, but he discovered that the view from the top can be surprisingly isolating. From arriving in San Jose as a teenager with no English to navigating the unpredictable world of tech and eventually riding a motorcycle to the tip of Patagonia, Michael’s story is about much more than business—it’s about “shin-na-geh” (a state of joyful immersion).

Terry Shepherd, Substack – Michael Yang reached the Silicon Valley summit early. As founder of MySimon, an online price comparison service born in the unruly optimism of the late nineteen-nineties tech boom, Michael helped shape how people shopped on the internet reaping a peak valuation when his company was acquired. It was, by any conventional standard, a victory lap. Yet in his memoir, Coming Alive on the Ride, Yang suggests that triumph, like altitude, can be strangely isolating. The view from the peak, he implies, rarely offers the transformation we expect. For that, one must keep moving.

Heidi Beierle interviews “Coming Alive on the Ride: A Memoir of Motorcycle Travel, Self-Discovery, and Korean Heritage” author Michael Yang about his new book.

Writer Heidi Beierle provides her review of author Michael Yang’s new book, Coming Alive on the Ride: A Memoir of Motorcycle Travel, Self-Discovery, and Korean Heritage.

Kiwanis Club of La Cañada welcomed local entrepreneur and adventurer Michael Yang to its weekly luncheon on Aug. 27 to talk about his recent 37-day, 11,000-mile motorcycle trip from La Cañada Flintridge to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, and back. Alongside vivid travel stories, Yang shared his personal journey — from immigrating to the U.S. from Seoul at age 14…

The Korea Daily – Michael Yang (CEO of Michael Yang Capital Management, pictured), a 1.5-generation Korean-American entrepreneur who created a Silicon Valley venture legend, gave a special lecture at the La Cañada Kiwanis Club luncheon on the 27th of last month. Yang shared his 37-day, 11,000-mile motorcycle journey from La Cañada to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, under the theme, “When the Open Road Comes Calling.” He also shared his 40,000-mile journey across North America over the past seven years.

Outlook Valley Sun – When Michael Yang was 15 years old, he bought a used 1972 Yamaha LT2 100 motorcycle for $200 that he saved for while working part-time at 7-Eleven as a clerk. The modest green-tanked and knobby-tired bike transported him to and from school, his job and, on the weekends, to the Santa Cruz mountains in San Jose — this teenager’s oasis to roam free.