MY STORY

in 3 months, we built out the most efficient content program across any industry: x hundred million impressions at a sub-50 cent CPM. i felt like i was on top of the world and that i knew everything about going viral and building scalable content systems, and as a result, developed a pretty bad case of shiny object syndrome. i made the extremely difficult decision to step away from Polymarket to pursue another opportunity with more responsibility and autonomy, and after naively promising unrealistic metrics, ended up overpromising and underdelivering. i realized that i no longer had any passion for the UGC space and, despite how incredible the product and the people were, needed some time to realign myself. as of August, i'm still a bit lost and not exactly sure what my "end goal" is, but until I figure that out, you can find me scaling Delay.

had the privilege of rushing and pledging Phi Chi Theta, made memories that will last a lifetime, and met some of my closest friends. shoutout TPs, degens, and the yellow fever fam. fast forward to my first recruiting cycle: got ghosted by Deloitte, Synchrony, and every other company i applied to. decided to make the most out of my internshipless summer by pursuing my lifelong dream of becoming a content creator. ended up hating it after the first month, but not before weaseling my way into my first startup role as a UGC creator at TurboAI. ended up generating 10m+ views and 35k+ followers in that first month and, as a result, getting flown out to LA to meet the turbo team and other top creators. a few months later, i was referred to Tobin Tang by Ian Masangkay and Ethan Doan to help build out the Polymarket creator program.

by far one of the most memorable and exciting years of my life. rejected from virtually every major midwest university except UIUC. joined track and had the season of a lifetime; turns out the administration never really cared, i just never tested the waters. by the end of August, i entered my first semester at UIUC and had the time of my life. ended up meeting my future girlfriend, my future cofounder, my IBC project manager who would later become one of my best friends and biggest role models, and so, so many more notable people.

super hell. scored a high of 1220 on the SAT after 3 attempts, convinced myself that i wasn't a very smart cookie. spent a majority of my college application season in urgent care due to an undiagnosed disease. also made the bold decision to write my personal essay about my freshman year cheating scandal.

a continuation of 2021, with the accomplishment of hitting Ascendant 2.

essentially became the embodiment of those "eat, sleep, repeat" and "i paused my game to be here" shirts. daily life consisted of waking up, going to school, doomscrolling during class, taking the bus home, playing fortnite and valorant for 8 hours, sleeping, and repeating.

entered high school and proceeded to almost get expelled within the first two months after my plan to pay another student to do my homework was discovered. pleaded my case and fortunately ended up not getting expelled; was instead just banned from participating in any extracurricular activities for the rest of high school. humbling, but a great introduction to TVM and the consequences of my own actions.

made my first fortnite earnings after 2 years from EU winter royale duos, +$200. ended up forgetting to actually claim it, but regardless, still my magnum opus.

born on the same day as Rod Wave.