Future Builders -1 to 1

Future Builders -1 to 1
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Welcome to Future Builders -1 to 1 podcast. Subscribe for startup advice, founder stories, and industry insights. What does a real startup journey look like? We named ourselves [-1 to 1] (right, not 0 to 1!) because we want to share both the glory and the hardships of being an entrepreneur. As a non-profit builder community, we aim to help underrepresented founders unlock their full potential through meetup/pitch/hackathon events, mentorship programs, and content sharing. Visit https://substack.com/@minus1to1 for more: Event announcements, video scripts,

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    EP5 | How did a 22-Year-Old Immigrant Go from OPT to Startup CEO?

    - “Ever faced rejection from VC 76 times but still build your ideas? 💪” - “Wondering if you can kickstart your startup while on OPT status? Or worried about immigration hurdles? 🌍” - “Struggling to build your network as an immigrant? 🌍 Want to leverage your multilingual skills to stand out? 🤔” ✨This is Alec's journey. ✨ The 22-year-old immigrant turned his school project into Afforai when, he was raised by Sputnik ATX VC, Plug and Play Ventures, and angel investors. Buckle up for an inspiring tale of innovation, perseverance, and the American Dream 2.0. This is a story you won't want to miss! ✨Chapters ✨ 00:00 Welcome to Future BuilderZ 00:02 Afforai: Revolutionizing research with AI 04:30 Global perspective: Living in 3 countries 09:03 From school project to startup: Overcoming 76 VC rejections 14:35 Navigating visa challenges as an immigrant founder 18:50 Scaling to 100K users: Securing the first investment 24:40 Networking tips: The power of persistence 28:54 Immigrant experiences are a unique strength for founder's journey

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    EP4 | Grow your startup with effective customer success strategies w/ Jacob White

    Subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ for more content and insights! About Startup -1 to 1: Our mission is to accompany immigrant founders who shape the future, from -1 to 1. 0-1 is the process of building your MVP to PMF. What happens before 0? What to prepare, how to pivot? We define this process as -1 to 0. We are here to bring startup stories from -1 to 1 and accompany immigrant founders to go through this path.

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    EP3 | Path to an Immigrant Startup Leader, PMF in B2B Product and Technology Cycle w/ Gilbert Wai

    ✨In this episode, we interviewed Gilbert Wai, who embarked on his entrepreneurship journey in 1980 (when EECS was still a single major :D), transitioning from a hardware startup to a software startup. His journey includes three exits, two IPOs, and one acquisition (the first IPO occurred in 1995, followed by an acquisition by Dell Technologies). 0:00⁠ Path to an immigrant startup leader 13:10⁠⁠ The first thing in PMF is where the market is 28:33⁠⁠ How to scale your product and team from 1 to 100? 36:36 Navigate cultural differences as a minority leader in Tech 51:30 How to live with the technology cycle 01:00:39 Manage a big engineering team and hire the right people Subscribe to our ⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ for more content and insights! Follow Gibert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilbertwai/ About Startup -1 to 1: Our mission is to accompany immigrant founders who shape the future, from -1 to 1. 0-1 is the process of building your MVP to PMF. What happens before 0? What to prepare, how to pivot? We define this process as -1 to 0. We are here to bring startup stories from -1 to 1 and accompany immigrant founders to go through this path.

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    EP2: How to build a Proptech Startup and not become the next WeWork w/ Collab's Qian Wang

    In this episode, the Upturn squad was joined by Qian Wang, a serial entrepreneur in the real estate and property technology industry to explore his upturn journey: 0:00 Intro 00:24 What led to the downfall of WeWork? 05:03 How I became an entrepreneur: it's a lifestyle 12:26 How to Qian started his first business 23:38 Prep before your first startup: business process, discipline, focus 30:18 Challenging is normal. When it's easy, you are going downhill 38:54 Entrepreneurship is a lonely journey. How to build resilience? 43:18 Restart: Collab Home - disrupt the traditional value chain 47:12 Why focus on student housing? 48:58 How Collab disrupt traditional value chain? 56:03 Product Demo: transparent property info for investors 01:02:30 Follow first principle of real estate industry to build a proptech startup Subscribe to our ⁠Substack⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠ for more content and insights! About Startup -1 to 1: Our mission is to accompany immigrant founders who shape the future, from -1 to 1. 0-1 is the process of building your MVP to PMF. What happens before 0? What to prepare, how to pivot? We define this process as -1 to 0. We are here to bring startup stories from -1 to 1 and accompany immigrant founders to go through this path.

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  5. E1: Meet the team, Upturn Origin Story!

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    E1: Meet the team, Upturn Origin Story!

    Hello there, welcome to Startup -1 to 1's #Upturn series! The team got together for the first episode to discuss: (0:00) Welcome & Team Intro (04:25) Kevin on the difference between working at a FAANG company vs. a startup (06:38) Tian's journey from software engineer to investor (12:30) Carrie's motivation behind starting Upturn podcast with the team (15:36) Brian's online fitness business story (20:41) Why we create the Upturn podcast series & our vision (29:49) Should everyone join a startup? (36:39) Our mental model for why startups fail | what to expect in the upcoming guest interviews Connect with the our co-hosts: Carrie Chen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cai-chen-338137140/ Kevin Hsieh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsiehstyle/ Tian Lan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tianlan9090/ Brian Yu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-boming-yu13/ Subscribe to our Substack and YouTube for more content and insights! About Startup -1 to 1: Our mission is to accompany immigrant founders who shape the future, from -1 to 1. 0-1 is the process of building your MVP to PMF. What happens before 0? What to prepare, how to pivot? We define this process as -1 to 0. We are here to bring startup stories from -1 to 1 and accompany immigrant founders to go through this path.

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Welcome to Future Builders -1 to 1 podcast. Subscribe for startup advice, founder stories, and industry insights. What does a real startup journey look like? We named ourselves [-1 to 1] (right, not 0 to 1!) because we want to share both the glory and the hardships of being an entrepreneur. As a non-profit builder community, we aim to help underrepresented founders unlock their full potential through meetup/pitch/hackathon events, mentorship programs, and content sharing. Visit https://substack.com/@minus1to1 for more: Event announcements, video scripts,

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