"It's difficult to balance my business commitments because I work with an international team. We have 10 members on the team, and three of them are interns. Some are based in New York and San Francisco, and I'm calling collaborators, partners, and investors. Sometimes, they'll ask for a call early in the morning, and I'm supposed to be in a lecture at school."
"On an ordinary school day, I've got to be up by about 6 a.m. The commute to school is about an hour, and I usually spend that hour clearing work communications. I go to school until 3 or 4 p.m. But every single lunch break of the past year, I've spent it working. After I'm home, I'm entirely focused on startup work."
An 18-year-old founder began building a career-focused AI startup in March and launched an initial prototype in July. The product addresses recruitment challenges faced by fresh graduates in Singapore, the US, and China, inspired by the founder's own difficulty securing a law internship. The team comprises ten members, including three interns, with collaborators in New York and San Francisco. Balancing school and the startup requires strict compartmentalization: focusing fully on classes during school hours and on the business at other times. Daily routines include early wake-ups, using commutes for work communications, working through lunch, and dedicating evenings to the startup. College plans remain in place and the founder rejects the dropout myth.
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