My friend Gajesh has the craziest life story ever. Just read the timestamps:

00:00 - Turning 18

02:31 - Spending Ages 7–12 Coding Every Day

08:31 - Mahabharata, RadhaKrishna & Realizing There’s More Than Money (Moha)

12:35 - Growing Youtube Channel to 1M Views & 15k Subs in 3 Months

14:10 - Detach From Money & Status

15:27 - How Gajesh Got Into Crypto at 12

18:31 - Building a DeFi App With $7M TVL at 13

20:17 - Why He Didn’t Get Corrupted by Money

22:42 - How Gajesh Moved to the Bahamas with FTX at 14 (pt 1)

25:44 - “Dropping Out” in Middle School

26:52 - Becoming a Micro-Celebrity in India28:11 - Handling Hate, Trolls & Jealousy as a 13-Year-Old

33:36 - How Gajesh Moved to the Bahamas with FTX at 14 (pt 2)

37:13 - Daily Life in the FTX Penthouse (Wake, Code, 2 A.M. Sleep)

38:09 - FTX’s Wild Portfolio: 7% of Robinhood, 10% of Anthropic

40:36 - Why Gajesh Stayed in Crypto After FTX & Chose EigenCloud

42:54 - Building Humanity’s Coordination Engine & Trust Marketplace

51:02 - Leaving ~$5M of Equity, Not in Crypto Just for Money

54:02 - Does Gajesh Regret Not Doing AI Early?

54:56 - Bearish on College Dropouts??

01:00:52 - Epistemic Humility

01:16:02 - You Get Creativity Is Through Freedom, Reflections on India

01:18:03 - What Life Success Means, Who Inspires Gajesh, Life Paths to Emulate

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