My friend Gajesh has the craziest life story ever. Just read the timestamps:
00:00 - Turning 18
02:31 - Spending Ages 7–12 Coding Every Day
08:31 - Mahabharata, RadhaKrishna & Realizing There’s More Than Money (Moha)
12:35 - Growing Youtube Channel to 1M Views & 15k Subs in 3 Months
14:10 - Detach From Money & Status
15:27 - How Gajesh Got Into Crypto at 12
18:31 - Building a DeFi App With $7M TVL at 13
20:17 - Why He Didn’t Get Corrupted by Money
22:42 - How Gajesh Moved to the Bahamas with FTX at 14 (pt 1)
25:44 - “Dropping Out” in Middle School
26:52 - Becoming a Micro-Celebrity in India28:11 - Handling Hate, Trolls & Jealousy as a 13-Year-Old
33:36 - How Gajesh Moved to the Bahamas with FTX at 14 (pt 2)
37:13 - Daily Life in the FTX Penthouse (Wake, Code, 2 A.M. Sleep)
38:09 - FTX’s Wild Portfolio: 7% of Robinhood, 10% of Anthropic
40:36 - Why Gajesh Stayed in Crypto After FTX & Chose EigenCloud
42:54 - Building Humanity’s Coordination Engine & Trust Marketplace
51:02 - Leaving ~$5M of Equity, Not in Crypto Just for Money
54:02 - Does Gajesh Regret Not Doing AI Early?
54:56 - Bearish on College Dropouts??
01:00:52 - Epistemic Humility
01:16:02 - You Get Creativity Is Through Freedom, Reflections on India
01:18:03 - What Life Success Means, Who Inspires Gajesh, Life Paths to Emulate
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