hey, i'm eddy xu
i build things for people. my singular goal is to have a net-positive impact on the world.
what i'm up to:
dropped out of columbia. building a company to help people make better decisions.
previously:
built a venture scale simulation company at 17
- did a 24 hour sales marathon on launch and made $30k
- turned down a $1.4m @ $10m round
sold an edtech startup at 16 (acquired for $135k)
- helped 178k students across 185 countries find accessible opportunities
- cracked influencer marketing: $275 → 5m views
ran a robotics education company at 13
- $120k revenue bootstrapped from a garage
- outperformed multiple incumbent companies with 10-30x less funding
won some competitions
- vex robotics national signature championship (10k teams)
- deca business world championship (200k competitors)
thinking about:
attention
natural selection
superforecasting
get in touch:
lets hypergamble into greatness before agi makes us the permanent underclass :)