WYRD

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  1. 1d ago

    How a 20 year old started robot fight club | Verda Korzeniewski

    Verda shares the real story of how she skipped college, moved to SF, and started underground robot fighting. We talk about breaking out of frameworks, being an autonomous human being, and writing scripts for your own life. 0:00 Starting in Michigan5:11 Why she didn't go to college7:02 Moving out at 188:21 Getting lucky10:22 Writing the script of her life13:11 Joining a 3D printing company 15:39 Car crash and losing control16:22 Moving to SF with 2 suitcases19:52 Despair and reality20:36 Recognizing the next opportunity22:01 How to start a robot fight clubVerda on X: https://x.com/verdakorz

    27 min

  2. 5d ago

    i confronted TechJoyce...

    TechJoyce is the funniest Gen Z tech content creator, with 6M followers across platforms. She's a 19 year old with everything she could want. We talk about the reality of her life. Timestamps: 0:00 Buying a house at 19 1:14 Living with freedom 3:59 Misery in high school 5:29 No one cares about your insecurities 6:18 Internal self unmoved by the external world 7:23 Becoming TechJoyce 10:26 Choosing engineering for college apps 13:54 Why TechJoyce always goes viral 17:19 Making and spending Money 19:42 I can do more, more, more 22:40 Reality of abandoning college 23:12 How to be happy TechJoyce: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TechJoyce Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techjoyce/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@techjoyce?lang=en Follow WYRD Show X: https://x.com/sracha Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wyrdshow/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-z-b0308b199/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R1CazIaPwa6Jp9SWvj7c9?si=9336c7f9d0b64953 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wyrd/id1832753373 Website: https://www.wyrd.show/

    24 min

  3. May 6

    The Skill of Self-Confidence | Roy Lee

    I ask Roy about ego, reputation, the 2 year time period between getting rescinded from Harvard and transferring into Columbia, learning everything for the first time in front of the world, and more. 00:00 Authentic people are disliked5:00 Reputation with 10 vs 10 million people8:45 Risk framework when launching Interview Coder11:24 No regrets on burning bridges15:01 Looking down on people?16:23 Being a founder is not that hard22:53 Taking risk without rich parents25:23 The 2 years between Harvard & Columbia28:56 5 months of conscious comatose32:35 How to be shameless: Ego vs Arrogance 41:28 "I wanted everyone to recognize the person my ego thought I was"44:10 Why do controversial people (Trump, Kanye, Elon) win?49:55 Learning everything in front of the worldMore about WYRD: https://www.wyrd.show/manifesto

    53 min

  4. Apr 15

    The Last Opportunity AI Hasn't Taken | Jackson Denka, Thiel Fellow

    My conversation with Jackson Denka, founder of Azura. Jackson on X: https://x.com/jacksondenkaSarah on X: https://x.com/srachaWYRD Show: https://www.wyrd.show/ Timestamps:0:33 Dropping out of UChicago with a full-ride scholarship 2:26 Falling through the cracks of society 9:12 Why AI is disturbing 13:38 Influencer culture was the most inefficient market of the last decade 15:05 Crypto is the only market with upside for the average person 21:56 No matter what outcome AI brings, you need to be taking more risk 25:04 Conviction in intercepting the world's trajectory 27:31 The top 1% warrants criticism 30:46 Everyone hates crypto but it's beautiful

    40 min

  5. Apr 9

    Thiel Fellow Co-founder: The Hustle Culture LIE! Why 99% Of Founders Burn Out & Fail!

    If you don't hit a life crisis, it's coming for you. My conversation with Danielle Strachman, cofounder of 1517 Fund and Thiel Fellowship. 1:02 The terrifying role luck plays in success8:16 The pursuit of excellence is exhausting15:39 Finding her mission of bringing freedom & autonomy to young people24:56 Why is it so hard to attain clarity of desire25:31 People get threatened by others enacting on their desires31:07 Is there an age deadline to being exceptional?39:22 Incredible stories over the years ft. Shahed from Loom45:23 How to survive uncertainty50:33 The point is not to get what you want52:40 How does it feel that this is your lifeDanielle's X: https://x.com/DStrachmanWYRD Show: https://www.wyrd.show/

    57 min

  6. Mar 24

    Leaving Berkeley to Interview Top 1% of Silicon Valley | Viraj Ala

    Viraj Ala is a 21-year old, San Francisco-based content creator. He creates vox-pop, street interview-driven content that democratizes Silicon Valley by bringing conversations with top founders, investors, and creators to aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals.Shout out to Viraj for allowing me to share such a vulnerable story, Matt Lo for being the goat editor, and Succinct for sponsoring this show! Timestamps:0:44 Being a content creator is harder than being a founder 7:19 How to be patient for results and not go insane 11:18 Realizing he was a bum at 16 13:43 Passion + Shame = Greatness 20:22 Transferring to Berkeley 22:33 Big Tech, Consulting, & White House 24:45 Leaving Berkeley to pursue content 31:50 How to make the most exceptional content 35:40 Letting go of people from your past 40:51 When hard work produces no result 44:20 How Viraj gets opportunities to interview billionaires 48:10 Shame and passion in pursuing your pathViraj's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viraj.ala/WYRD Show: https://www.wyrd.show/Sponsor: https://www.succinct.xyz/

    51 min

  7. Mar 11

    Ppl Pleasr: Unemployed Artist to Emmy Winner

    Ppl Pleasr, aka Emily Yang, is a multidisciplinary artist and founder of Shibuya, a crowdfunding platform for bold, independent filmmakers. Her anime, White Rabbit, became the first crypto project to win an Emmy. 0:27 The World is a Giant Ponzi 5:52 The Ultimate Humiliation: Unemployment 9:28 Opportunity that skyrocketed her 12:31 Can Anyone be Special? 16:42 Emily's Evolution of Self-Esteem 19:45 The Same White Rabbit Before and After an Emmy 26:29 Euphoria of Creating 28:24 Tying Your Worth to the External World 29:15 What does it mean to follow your heart? 33:16 Storytelling in an AI future Ppl Pleasr's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pplpleasr/ WYRD Show: https://www.wyrd.show/ Sponsor: https://www.succinct.xyz/

    37 min

  8. Mar 4

    Iyan Moon Yang: Life After Dior at 20

    Iyan Moon Yang reveals the reality of modeling, engineering success, and struggles of chasing your dreams as a 20 year old. 0:53 Starting college after her weird gap year 2:45 Working at Sperm Racing as a girl?! 6:54 How she walked for Dior at 17 8:18 Engineering outlier success 11:46 Evolution of mindset and ego 14:48 You need to detach from what other's think of you 18:19 Struggles of living an unconventional life 23:50 Joining the herd, rejecting the herd, being outside the herd 28:43 Money problems in chasing your dream 31:12 Emotional scars from 4 months of not booking a single modeling job 33:51 Why 2025 was the hardest year of her life 36:13 We have so much time to figure it out Shout out to Iyan for allowing me to share such a vulnerable story, Matt Loh for being the goat editor, and Succinct for sponsoring this show! Iyan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iyanmoonyang/ WYRD Show: https://www.wyrd.show/ Sponsor: https://www.succinct.xyz/

    39 min
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  • Creator
    Sracha
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sracha
  • Show Website
    WYRD

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