The Gen Z Fastlane

Wilman Chan is a high school class of 26' content creator based in Taiwan. He's currently building Typa, an AI content engine that helps creators streamline and grow their brand Timestamps:00:41 - intro01:59 - why grind linkedin?03:57 - personal branding debunked06:07 - the yc internship strat 09:09 - your age as an advantage09:44 - 1000+ hr on linkedin wisdoms12:40 - copy & pasting...

Hari Parthasarathy is 1 of 50 UC Berkeley M.E.T (Management Entrepreneurship & Technology) Class of 26' student (prev VP of student board), and currently at NASA GeneLab conducting research on genomics. TIMESTAMP - 00:00 - Right femur injury motivation: Neurosurgery, Dermatology02:12 - Road to NASA03:10 - 2 Key Observation of the “Doctorpreneur” from Stanford08:41 - Don’t Cold Email...

Ingrid Chan is the Founder of MMRTD, a multi-sensory therapy VR headset solution for dementia patients, featured on the Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation Winner, SCMP and CNN.Timestamps:00:46 - I hate CS, but building a VR startup02:31 - self development and building mental strength 04:22 - Peak of Startup during Peak of High School..06:00 - using swimming and startup as a form of stress...

Harris Cheng the Co-founder & CEO of Jupitrr AI. He was raised and born in Hong Kong, currently residing in London. In this podcast, we discuss the journey of scaling an AI software in a saturated market (video editing).⏰ Timestamps:01:00 - Intro: Building the Asian Fiverr, 2nd startup02:00 - when all of your friends are going for banking / professions..04:23 - learning coding summarised in 3...

At 21, Shasi has lived in over 7 countries: IDN, AUT, NA, SG, TX, PGH, BA. Our conversation today focuses on Shasi's journey on becoming a Venture Capitalist in UC Berkeley & practical tips that Gen Z founders and aspiring VCs can apply towards their craft.⏰ Timestamps:00:30 - Shasi Pinninti: UC Berkeley, Venture Capitalist02:43 - EECS: difficulty, graduating early, 2x workload?!04:44 - “Cal...

EP30 - Dhruv Kulkarni - Co-founder of Brutus AI (acquired by Forta Health), Founder of DocuBridge (a finance modelling software for finance); he’s also a UC Berkeley EECS dropout (former AI researcher). In our conversation, we mainly discussed Dhruv's experiences with startup acquisition, research on AI (and how us Gen Zs can take advantage of what's coming in the future), and also golden critical...

EP12 - Vihaan is an inspiring rising Junior who’s currently pursuing Medical Machine Learning at CMU and Stanford. He also studies at one of the top schools in the State, taking an accelerated IB + AP program with 12 courses in total!!!00:58 - CMU: Network, Non-Profit02:00 - “Unserious” people are the most committed people02:45 - CMU Courses, Avoiding Easy Classes, 3D CNN Machine Learning08:32 - A...

Today we were honoured to invite Tianyi Huang from the App-In Club to educate us about the trends and applications of Artificial Intelligence - specifically for Gen Zs. Either than the practicals - we discussed the ethnicity of AI - including our shortened attention span and how we can find “motivation” to pursue our intrinsic passions.⏰ TIMESTAMPS:05:35 - Tianyi Intro - YC Founder, App-In Club,...

EP26 - This is part 2 of Moritz’s podcast - where he goes through tips & tricks on how to scale successfully as a lead generation / acquisition agency. Make sure to watch part 1 where Moritz share his story!!00:00 - Spending $60,000 on Lead Gen Communities4:01 - The Outline for My Course Structure (releasing soon!)9:04 - Evergreen vs Dynamic Knowledge17:04 - How to “activate” your creativity f...

EP25 - In this episode of Gen Z Fastlane, Bosco Yiu interviews the founding team of Badavas—Gavin, Nathan, and Neil. They discuss the inception of their startup, which aims to connect businesses through a social media platform. The conversation covers their marketing strategies, revenue generation plans, user retention features, and personal experiences in entrepreneurship. The founders share valu...

EP14: Aidan Guo is the Founder of Pluma - building an AI companion for the eldercare industry! He’s currently on break from CMU, going all in with his tech startup - watch his breakdown on how he raised $200k and more rounds with VC soon!03:09 - Choosing the Bay Area and Taking the Leap05:54 - Support and Challenges from Family and Friends08:59 - Taking Online Courses and Learning on the Go10:14 -...

EP25 - From being taken advantage of by a 21 year old college student to being framed by a company selling a similar product, Daniel Martinez is a 17 year old senior who have been through it all.01:19 Story 1: Building Motors at 12 then multiplayer games at 1303:10 Story 2: Being bored with online school & doing 30 hours of online courses05:32 MYTH OR BUST: Following tutorials are not useful.0...

EP23 - In this episode of The Gen Z Fastlane, we invited Kabir, who is the author of 2 books: Beyond The 9-5: Unlocking Passive Income & Rising with the Hispanic Wave: A Strategic Business Guide. He is also the Founder of Dynamic Marketing Partners - a social media agency for students and small enterprises.00:33 - (Book 1) Beyond The 9-5: Unlocking Passive Income03:35 - (Book 2) Rising with th...

EP24 - Omar Siala is a 19 year old gap year student, previous Buildspace s5 member, and Co-Fonder of PokerGPT - an AI to teach train poker players to level up their skills! 

EP21 - In this episode of The Gen Z Fastlane, Bosco Yiu interviews Jason, the co-founder of Memo, an innovative platform that utilizes AI to help students study more efficiently. 

EP27 - Today, we connected with Jasmine Bai from HKIS (Hong Kong International School) where we discussed our stories growing up, experiences, timetable & systems that we use as an aspiring Gen Z entrepreneur! She is also an aspiring Class of 26’ NYC Fashion Designer - best of luck Jasmine!

EP19 - In this episode of the Gen Z Fastlane, Sid Jain, a freshman at Wharton, shares his experiences and insights about college life, the application process, and his entrepreneurial journey. He discusses the importance of personal character in college admissions, the demographics of Wharton students, and how the school compares to other elite institutions. Sid also reflects on his marketing agen...

EP18 - I had a deep conversation with Matthew - a gap year student from McCombs - where we dived deep into not only the systems that he’s running for his $30,000 - but also the deeper PURPOSE for having the motivation to show up daily and put in the hassle. After every podcast, the guest and I will spend some time creating a 1 page VALUE doc for you to TAKE ACTION or explore the resources mentione...

EP17 - In this podcast episode, Kevin Lee, a successful YouTuber and employee at Atlassian, shares his journey and insights on building a YouTube channel, finding passion, and navigating the tech industry. He discusses the importance of evolving and finding different aspects of a project to love, balancing passion and monetization on YouTube, and the benefits of being a YouTuber in college and the...

EP16 - We were honoured to have Ricky today share with us how he grew RL slimes to become one of the biggest slime brands globally! Ricky was featured on Inside Edition, Business Insiders, CNN, and multiple other news sources after being featured by Addison Rae on reviewing his slime! 

EP15 - Jasmine Wu is a project manager at NASA, as well as an incoming sophomore at UC Irvine. She shares valuable insights on being a product manager for over 15 different organisations. Recently, she’s also part of a hackathon team who raised $64,000, building an AI caller product for government and sales team! 

EP04 - Luke Poon, a student at the London School of Economics, shares insights on his university experience, study tips, and university application process. He discusses the value of networking, workload at LSE, and the importance of personal statements in university applications. The conversation covers Luke Poon's experiences with internships, entrepreneurship, and consulting, as well as his inv...

EP13 - Tomas Duque is an incoming sophomore studying at U Texas McCombs Business School - he’s currently running an email marketing/retention agency targeted at DTC companies, working with over 10+ brands. 

EP3 - Oliver is an upcoming University of Southampton Freshman who studied Chinese, Bio, Chemistry (at the higher level) and English lang lit, math AA, business management (at the standard level). After every podcast, the guest and I will spend some time creating a 1-page VALUE doc for you to TAKE ACTION or explore the resources mentioned. 📌 Here is the value document for today 👉 https://bitly.c...