Mathematics and Entrepreneurship

One of the special things at Stanford is the so-called “entrepreneurial spirit,” well backed by an army of CS majors that comprise of 40% of the undergrad population. I like to think of the entrepreneurial spirit as euphemism for six-figure-salary opportunism that inevitably develops in a campus surrounded by tech giants but it is generally […]

The Learning App for Gradate School

Quizkly (Quickly with a ‘z’) is a project that I’ve decided to pursue this year alongside a friend I met via Pear Garage. He initially struck me as brilliant and intense, and it didn’t take long after I saw the demo to decide this was worth pursuing. Together, we are building a machine learning application […]

Conversation with an EdTech Entrepreneur

I was fortunate enough to be introduced to an EdTech entrepreneur via a mentor at Pear Garage. Basically, the quick breakdown is: His background: Stanford undergrad student Taught as a teacher many years ago MBA student from 2015 to 2017 Did Pear Launch Pad for a summer in 2017 Currently 35 and working on TeachFX […]

On Crazy People and The Study Room

At Stanford there’s a 24/7 Study Room that I go to after everywhere else closes. Often times when I leave at around 4 AM, I always see another guy there, still grinding (or vice-versa). He finally introduced himself to me a few days ago, and hilariously we have a lot in common – are freshman, […]

A Linear Algebra Analogy

I got destroyed by my LinAlg midterm – didn’t study. On the positive note, here’s a new way I discovered that helped me understand the Rank-Nullity Theorem, which states for a linear transformation , We can rewrite this as: Imagine we are at a party, and is a mapping of boys to girls. The basis […]

Science vs Engineering

I believe the world’s first trillionaire will be a scientist. Bill Gates encourages potential opportunity-seekers to study science. Mark Cuban believes the world’s first trillionaire will be whoever masters artificial intelligence (a stronger version of my claim). Why? First off, a big shout out to the app Dictate, the new voice to text app I’m […]

Calculate Your Worth

One of the biggest epiphanies in my life that forever lifted me from the curses of everyday life was that I will not base my worth on what any one person thinks about me, because there’re more objective ways to measure one’s worth. That being said, I think it’s important this message is delivered because […]