Hello there, welcome to Startup -1 to 1's #Upturn series! The team got together for the first episode to discuss:

(0:00) Welcome & Team Intro

(04:25) Kevin on the difference between working at a FAANG company vs. a startup

(06:38) Tian's journey from software engineer to investor

(12:30) Carrie's motivation behind starting Upturn podcast with the team

(15:36) Brian's online fitness business story

(20:41) Why we create the Upturn podcast series & our vision

(29:49) Should everyone join a startup?

(36:39) Our mental model for why startups fail | what to expect in the upcoming guest interviews

Connect with the our co-hosts:

Carrie Chen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cai-chen-338137140/

Kevin Hsieh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsiehstyle/

Tian Lan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tianlan9090/

Brian Yu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-boming-yu13/

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About Startup -1 to 1: Our mission is to accompany immigrant founders who shape the future, from -1 to 1. 0-1 is the process of building your MVP to PMF. What happens before 0? What to prepare, how to pivot? We define this process as -1 to 0. We are here to bring startup stories from -1 to 1 and accompany immigrant founders to go through this path.