"My clearest memory from middle school is pacing in my bedroom, phone in hand, repeating the word 'wake' again and again. I was testing a voice app I had written. If I said the phrase just right, the app would respond. If not, I would tweak the code and try again. I had just learned to code from YouTube. My apps were getting downloads, and I was addicted. I would run home from school, drop my backpack, and open the reviews before starting my homework. It was the first time I saw that code written alone in my bedroom could reach people I would never meet."
"Then, one of my relatives slipped and fell at home. He was yelling for help, but nobody was home, and his phone was out of reach. If his phone had been able to hear him, it could've brought him help immediately. In 2016, I developed Rescuer, a voice app that enabled users to trigger an alarm by shouting a secret phrase, automatically sending their location, photos, and audio to designated emergency contacts."
I learned to code from YouTube and built voice and speech applications in middle school, iterating until triggers responded reliably. Early success came from downloads and reviews, revealing that code written alone could reach strangers. A family emergency inspired a safety-focused app: Rescuer allowed users to trigger alarms with a secret phrase and automatically send location, photos, and audio to emergency contacts. Rescuer received public recognition and confirmed that code can protect people. Later pursuits included studying engineering and business at UC Berkeley, working at Meta, answering developer forums, creating tutorials, and founding Frontdesk to automate conversations with AI.
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