"Rather than follow a traditional path of finishing high school, studying computer science, and climbing the corporate tech ladder, Petersson opted out entirely. During his senior year, the then 17-year-old dropped out of high school to cofound Depict.ai, an e-commerce data startup, alongside peers who would later go on to roles at companies like Lovable and Lego."
"Landing a role at one of Silicon Valley's most coveted companies without a degree-let alone a high school diploma-requires a different kind of job-seeking strategy. For Petersson, it came down to proving you can do the job before anyone asks for your resume."
""I still remember the first week," Petersson said. "I just couldn't sleep... you could just go to any place, and people would discuss programming. They would discuss startups. They would talk about all these things that I enjoy talking about.""
Gabriel Petersson's childhood involved gaming and curiosity about technology. He dropped out of high school to cofound an e-commerce startup, Depict.ai. By 22, he secured a six-figure job at OpenAI. His strategy for job-seeking focused on proving his capabilities rather than relying on formal education. After working at Depict.ai and Dataland, he moved to San Francisco, where he found a vibrant community of like-minded individuals passionate about programming and startups.
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