Your entrepreneurial journey starts earlier than you think; for me, it began in my first week of university when I was introduced to the world of startups.

I started my entrepreneurial journey in high school by creating web design and marketing businesses, which provided valuable experience in building and managing a team.

I initially aimed to start a robotics company, believing it would be the first successful business built on deep learning, but I ended up at OpenAI to learn from smart people and gain expertise in deep learning.

After college, I worked at a biotech firm but felt the slow career progression pushed me to pursue entrepreneurship, especially after a roommate suggested we start a company together.

I fell into entrepreneurship accidentally; I went to college to be a computer programmer, but after the dot-com bubble burst, startups weren't on anyone's mind.

I dropped out of my PhD program in machine learning to join a startup, which was a high-risk decision that ultimately paid off.

I started my first company out of my dorm room at Stanford, aiming to help students get jobs at banks and consulting firms, but it ultimately didn't work out because no one was using LinkedIn at the time.

I've been really interested in machine learning, particularly its creative applications, and how it can transform the economy and interact with words, pictures, and sounds.

I was inspired by innovators like Elon Musk, which led me to pursue investing as an angel investor, focusing on companies that can impact millions of lives.