In episode 10, I am joined by Joshua Wong, the founder & CEO of Hypotenuse AI. Theposter child of AI in Singapore, and a close friend whom I've known for over 10 years, it's my privilege to be able to share his story.

If you're an aspiring entrepreneur, founder, or planning to be one, this episode would give you theraw perspectives of that journey. We covered:

- how he learned coding from hackers

- troubled teenage years with gangs & failed exams

- choosing startups over corporates

- getting snubbed by early investors

- perks of being in Y Combinator

- predictions on the AI landscape

Highlights:

00:00:00 - Trailer

00:07:19 - Striking the startup lottery with ShopBack

00:09:01 - Why did you choose startups over corporate

00:16:08 - Learned coding to seek revenge on a RuneScape hacker

00:21:03 - Gangs & failed exams

00:28:41 - Y Combinator, Sam Altman, snubbed by investors

00:34:32 - When AI exploded

00:43:59 - "Maybe slightly embarrassing..."

00:54:26 - Foundational layer vs Application layer of AI

01:04:00 - Prediction on the future of work

Hope you enjoy this, and be inspired to take that leap of faith in building the startup ecosystem in Southeast Asia. Thank you :)