Meet Iulian Serban.
From coding at 12 to raising $14M with Khosla and Bengio.
Here's his crazy story:

In 2014, he started his PhD at Mila under Yoshua Bengio
In 2017, he co-founded Korbit AI.
It was the first AI-powered tutor, before ChatGPT existed.
2 years later, they raised $2M+ and grew to 20,000+ users.

But they hit a wall, they struggled with engagement.

So Iulian pivoted: AI code reviews for engineers.
And it clicked.
In 2023, they raised $11.3M and are growing like crazy.

I spoke with Iulian on his story, the future of education with AI, and the implications of agents in the workforce.

Chapters:

0:00 The Power of Technology in Modern Times
1:31 The Journey of Iulian Serban
1:54 What is Korbit AI?
02:37 The Value of Learning to Code
05:47 Early Beginnings in Tech
11:43 Theoretical vs. Practical Knowledge
14:02 Transition from Research to Entrepreneurship
17:48 The Evolution of Korbit AI
25:13 Challenges and Opportunities in Education
27:32 The Role of Universities and Self-Learning
32:20 Corporate Learning and Employee Development
37:07 Pivoting to Code Management
37:49 Building and Testing POCs
38:48 Focusing on Bug Detection
40:14 Understanding User Feedback
43:51 Launching the Product
44:35 Targeting Engineering Managers
47:41 The Role of AI in Code Reviews
49:52 Future of AI and Product Management
58:50 Virtual Personas and AI Agents
01:12:42 Concluding Thoughts and Future Steps