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/