Founding Journey

Why Andrew Yeung Left His $300K Job at Google to Build a Startup


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This is how Andrew left his dream job at Google to become the Gatsby of NYC's startup scene, all while securing a permanent visa.

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Transitioning to Startups
(01:03) β€” Transition from big tech to startups
(09:05) β€” Finding time for the non-founder parts of life
(10:45) β€” Leveraging the founder community
(12:35) β€” Getting connected to a Lyft Co-founder
(21:09) β€” Giving up alcohol

Immigrant Founders
(17:11) β€” Extraordinary Alien Visa
(19:27) β€” Why immigrants are frequent founders

Growth & Press
(23:48) β€” Accidentally creating a business opportunity
(25:24) β€” Building trustΒ 
(26:50) β€” Andrew’s growth flywheel
(34:42) β€” Advantages of getting press
(36:41) β€” Avoiding traditional media’s downsides
(40:14) β€” Traditional media vs. social media

Events & Engagement
(45:34) β€” Weighing if founders should host events
(47:25) β€” Making an event attractive to sponsors
(49:38) β€” When founders should sponsor events
(50:47) β€” When founders should attend events

Andrew’s Businesses
(53:19) β€” Engineering serendipitous connections
(54:55) β€” Weighing fundraising for Fibe
(55:52) β€” Investing in startups
(59:16) β€” Unexpected learnings from founder life

Rapid Fire
(1:01:26) β€” Who's an investor you'd recommend?
(1:02:18) β€” One thing you'd change about startups?
(1:04:15) β€” Advice for first-time founders?
(1:04:41) β€” Something you believe that most disagree with?

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Founding JourneyBy Michael Houck