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.

📚 1,800 Pitch Decks (Free) → deck-database.carrd.co

Follow Andrew's journey:
🐦 X → x.com/andruyeung
💼 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/andyeung
🚀 Startup → https://meetfibe.com

Follow us:
🔔 Subscribe → youtube.com/@foundingjourney?sub_confirmation=1
📝 Newsletter → join.foundingjourney.com
📈 Founder Membership → upgrade.foundingjourney.com
💼 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/michael-houck

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Founding Journey

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MP3•Trang chủ episode

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.

📚 1,800 Pitch Decks (Free) → deck-database.carrd.co

Follow Andrew's journey:
🐦 X → x.com/andruyeung
💼 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/andyeung
🚀 Startup → https://meetfibe.com

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

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

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This is how James raised $24 million and reached 20 million users for his startup, Command AI, with contrarian ideas. 📚 1,800 Pitch Decks (Free) → deck-database.carrd.co Follow James's journey: 🐦 X → x.com/dazzeloid 💼 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/james-evans-7086b3126 🚀 Startup → command.ai Follow us: 🎥 YouTube → youtube.com/@foundingjourney 📝 Newsletter → join.foundingjourney.com 📈 Founder Membership → upgrade.foundingjourney.com 💼 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/michael-houck Founder Journey (01:00) — James’s founder origin story (04:04) — Command AI origin story (25:15) — Gaining conviction to build Command AI Founder Mindset (06:39) — Recognizing pivot opportunities (08:23) — The overrated nature of creating new categories (11:06) — The myth of necessitating truly new creations Growth Strategies (15:17) — Engaging in activities that probably don’t scale (22:37) — Can anyone become a founder? (41:53) — Prioritization strategies for founders Networking & Resources (29:18) — Effectively using the YC experience (33:07) — Using Loom as a fundraising cheat code (35:53) — Well-designed decks vs. substance (39:10) — James’ angel investing learnings (44:03) — Securing big logos early Rapid Fire (47:25) — Recommended investors? (48:33) — Advice for first-time founders? (49:08) — Favorite SaaS tools? (50:03) — One change you’d make in startups?…

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cách đây 24 weeks trước1:00:28

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This is how Zayd Ali sold his first company in high school and immediately started a new one in AI, called Valley, that has raised over $3 million already. 📚 1,800 Pitch Decks (Free) → deck-database.carrd.co Follow Zayd's journey: 🐦 X → x.com/zaydsyedali 💼 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/zayd-syed-ali-4201101a9 🚀 Startup → joinvalley.co Follow us: 🎥 YouTube → youtube.com/@foundingjourney 📝 Newsletter → join.foundingjourney.com 📈 Founder Membership → upgrade.foundingjourney.com 💼 LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/michael-houck Founder's Journey (01:19) — Selling a company in high school (07:03) — The feeling after selling a company (09:09) — Community accelerator programs (21:30) — Bootstrapped vs. venture-backed startups (34:58) — Selling before building (52:34) — Risk of startup life in your 20s The Art of Pivoting (14:51) — Executing a pivot (17:39) — Advice for reluctant founders (18:54) — Founder market fit & "why now" Investor Dynamics (23:11) — High-profile investors’ impact (24:52) — High energy in investor meetings (28:23) — Creating urgency for investors (38:03) — Investor response to customer LOIs (38:47) — Pre-read deck strategy (41:45) — Analyst to partner transition (44:01) — Anticipating investor pushbacks (45:10) — Avoiding introductions from investors who passed (47:30) — Challenges for AI startups (50:44) — Raising in a hot market Rapid Fire (54:56) — Who's an investor you'd recommend? (55:47) — One thing you'd change about startups? (56:44) — Advice for first-time founders? (57:38) — Something you believe that most disagree with?…

cách đây 29 weeks trước1:23:11

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Welcome to the Founding Journey podcast! Each Thursday, Michael Houck will interview world-class startup founders about their unique paths to uncover tactical insights they've learned about how to fundraise, grow, validate, hire, scale, lead teams while building your startup. Get full access to detailed takeaways on each episode, additional case studies, and more at join.foundingjourney.com .…

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