Are young people pressured to find success in life too early? We talk about the definitions of success at different milestones, how we view our own ‘success', and the importance of walking your own path.

02:16 The average age of startup founders? A whopping 45.

07:20 How lists like 30 under 30 are designed to be newsworthy, and how that affects your view on success

09:00 The qualities that define a successful person in school is different from that in the business world

12:58 Does Ruiming think he’s successful for his age?

14:12: Our metric of success - Ikigai

17:05 When we felt like we were “too late to things”

23:40 A caveat - how “money can earn back” is a dangerous mindset

34:00 The importance of saving up so that you have the resources ready when the opportunity comes

42:00 Past performance doesn’t guarantee future results

46:40 Final thoughts

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