Andrew Chau

Another amazing golden night with the community. ✨⭐️ Congrats @bingchen @jeremyntran @carodolphin and the whole @goldhouseco team who always put on such a beautiful event every year. So honored to be on the same timeline with you all. As for my annual TED Talk on AAPI representation, here’s this year’s thought as an old head… The reason I take time every year to celebrate with peers (everyone knows I hate dressing up beyond sweatpants and hoodies) is because we need to continue documenting these wins and give people their flowers. I respect ANYONE who puts themself out there, taking risks which leaves them vulnerable. It takes a certain DNA to fully commit and create a future that others cannot see— entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, storytellers are cut from the same cloth. Any hater on the sidelines are just haters and wish they could’ve had the same guts to give it a shot. And this isn’t model minority or Asian Excellence propaganda. Saying that is an insult to the hard work and obstacles each person overcame to make their dreams happen. In a world of chaos, hate, and helplessness, there is also a world of hope, inspiration, and making a positive impact. We should celebrate these achievements. Cheers to everyone honored this year. Love seeing new faces every year. You are all the best of the best and inspire me to evolve with the times, even though I’m an unc at this point. 🤣 I’ve seen the rise and fall many times over so I respect the journey. I myself am on the same roller coaster. Hang in there and let’s continue to build together. 🙏🏻🌸 #APAHM #AAPIMonth

It’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month #APAHM [insert representation quote here] See, we can all coexist together. These two hating each other is something we can all hate-watch together. Can’t wait to Stop Asian Hate.

We don’t have a blog anymore. Thanks for coming to our TED Talk. 🤣 Thank you to all the partners who worked with us way before it was cool to do a boba collab. Sorry if we left anyone out. We had a hard time tracking all the various events and collabs over the years. We will get better at documenting everything, we promise. 🙏🏼 (none of this was written by AI)

April 2026 core memory dump. What a month. 🫶🏼

One for our team and community. We just had #NationalBobaDay and now it’s #NationalMatchaDay. A lot has been said about how matcha is trending (again). Before we move on to ube and rewrite history, let’s remind everyone with receipts. Since 2012, we’ve put matcha at the forefront of our menu, long before it was on every influencer page (we started Boba Guys before the term ‘influencer’ even came out). In addition to the Strawberry Matcha Latte, we also had at-home matcha kits, matcha collabs with our friends at Williams Sonoma and Laneige, and even promoted matcha and boba on a little magazine called @voguemagazine . We didn’t invent matcha, strawberries, or boba, but we have to say it’s not a new thing. We haven’t brought this up for years but since everyone wants to claim matcha, ube, or boba, we wanted to add our two cents. We are happy everyone is celebrating matcha and boba nowadays but let’s give credit to our partners who really helped give companies like us and use their platform to help promote matcha to what it is today. At the time, centering stories on matcha and boba was considered a risk, so thx @penguinrandomhouse @williamssonoma @voguemagazine @laneige_us . We remember a day when we’d do demos and morning shows and we had to prep the producers on what matcha is. The fact that we can talk about matcha or boba so deeply today is a testament of how far we’ve come. Also, we decided against a National Boba Day post but shouts to pioneers like Wonderful Foods, Saints Alp, Fantasia, Tea Era, and Factory Tea Bar who helped pave the way for these global boba shops to swarm our cities. Yep, we said it. ;)

A message to all the entrepreneurs out there. I’ve been waiting to write this for years… Very few people have built an eight-figure company from scratch without VCs. But it comes at a price. Kudos to all the business leaders out there fighting a silent battle. People won’t always get it, but some of us do. Thank you @amy312 @berkeleyhaas for teaching the class (and @proflaurahuang @harvardhbs for writing the case study). It was an honor to finally teach this case study at my alma mater. 🙏🏼 And thanks to the Run It Back team. You know who you are. May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month but also Mental Health Awareness Month. ❤️‍🩹 #APAHM #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #entrepreneurship smallbusiness

After two years, I finally broke out the Kirkland Signature irons. Can’t wait to add this to my @mamahuhugolfclub game. and yeah, therapy can be found in the little things, too.

(one of our managers showed us this the other day) A mom came to us and said, “My daughter is about to come in and redeem this. Play along.” Challenge accepted. 🤝🫡 We love seeing parents bring magic into their children’s lives. Whoever you are, kudos to you! 💗🫶🏼

Planned my first half of 2026 around this. Biebs and BIGBANG, Hallelujah. Imma tell my kids there was MJ at Wembley, but there was also Bieber at Coachella. Swag.

Representing JOY. ☀️😎🌴🀄️🧋 📸: @alysaxliu @laufey ’s new MV “Madwoman” feat. @hudsonwilliamsofficial @alysaxliu @meganskiendiel @lola.tung is out now! h/t @wearepartizan @jason_baum @goldhouseco

Our days in the desert are over, but vibes are forever. 🌵 Our LA stores are all open… parking should be easier over the next two weeks. Stay safe, everyone. 🌴🥥😎 #nochella

I flew to Japan to wait two hours in line for a fried sandwich from @age.3_asakusa . Yes, it’s worth it but bring a friend and don’t be a loner like me. 🌸🍞🇯🇵