The Gen Z Fastlane

The 2030 Pathway For Biotech | UC Berkeley M.E.T + NASA

Hari Parthasarathy is 1 of 50 UC Berkeley M.E.T (Management Entrepreneurship & Technology) Class of 26' student (prev VP of student board), and currently at NASA GeneLab conducting research on genomics.  TIMESTAMP -  00:00 - Right femur injury motivation: Neurosurgery, Dermatology 02:12 - Road to NASA 03:10 - 2 Key Observation of the “Doctorpreneur” from Stanford 08:41 - Don’t Cold Email Internships Like This 13:39 - High School Startup Teammate turned Mentor 15:18 - BE KIND. BE USEFUL. BE TECHNICALLY DEEP. 16:29 - Don’t Expect Anything in Return. 18:01 - Problem Solving 1 22:37 - specialising vs being broad (i know.. there’s a twist tho) 28:55 - side projects 30:02 - Problem Solving 2 34:29 - 5 days weekends 39:10 - systems that “kill 2 birds with 1 stone” 43:33 - how to actually say “no” to an opportunity 51:31 - little piece of paper for each semester 56:35 - Diary of a CEO 58:28 - UC Berkeley MET 01:03:51 - vs UPenn M&T 01:04:32 - “UC Berkeley is too competitive” 01:10:26 - What’s the goal? 4.0 GPA? Internships? 01:17:01 - NotebookLM 01:19:12 - Projects vs Exams 01:21:39 - Genome Browsers for Smallpox Research 01:26:53 - The Unsolvable Equation 01:29:58 - what is even “value”? 01:41:38 - cool biotech startup trends 01:48:29 - exponential growth 01:52:18 - hari’s future vision 01:53:41 - how many hours of sleep do you normally get? 01:55:01 - one of the best podcast we’ve ever had NOTE: “Problem Solving” are the stories that Hari shared discussing a UNIQUE experience where he contributed interesting strategies to build his personality!

Releasing School Work Stress through Startups ~ Ingrid Chan

Ingrid Chan is the Founder of MMRTD, a multi-sensory therapy VR headset solution for dementia patients, featured on the Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation Winner, SCMP and CNN. Timestamps: 00:46 - I hate CS, but building a VR startup 02:31 - self development and building mental strength  04:22 - Peak of Startup during Peak of High School.. 06:00 - using swimming and startup as a form of stress relief 09:55 - Ingrid’s prioritisation and tracking systems 12:17 - “grinding past papers”, “flashcards”, “tutors” - which one works?? 14:45 - academic brain rot: how to approach this 17:23 - initial startup brainstorm 20:01 - MVP (minimum viable product)  21:59 - best channels to “spark” those “unique” ideas 24:08 - don’t make these mistakes when pitching in events 27:51 - ***pet related startup ideas YOU can build 31:17 - parents, social pressure 39:00 - scaling to uPenn and internationally 41:03 - self doubt

Gen Z TikTokers, AI Videos, Dead Internet Theory - Harris Cheng

Harris Cheng the Co-founder & CEO of Jupitrr AI. He was raised and born in Hong Kong, currently residing in London. In this podcast, we discuss the journey of scaling an AI software in a saturated market (video editing). ⏰ Timestamps: 01:00 - Intro: Building the Asian Fiverr, 2nd startup 02:00 - when all of your friends are going for banking / professions.. 04:23 - learning coding summarised in 30 seconds 05:20 - dead internet theory?? 07:51 - You are the RIGHT person (yes, YOU listening there) 11:10 - ** Talking Head Videos can’t beat THIS!!  14:13 - AI Agents  17:32 - Why YOUR Education Institute cannot teach AI 19:56 - Harris’s 2 GOLDEN Ticket to success 22:11 - Detailed LIVE breakdown + feedback on Jupitrr AI 25:09 - Biggest Revenue Stream for the startup 29:43 - Jupitrr AI vs Premier Pro vs Capcut 33:11 - What is the Biggest Challenge right now in Jupitrr AI?

How to Contribute Original Ideas as a Gen Z Founder? (Shasi Pinninti)

At 21, Shasi has lived in over 7 countries: IDN, AUT, NA, SG, TX, PGH, BA. Our conversation today focuses on Shasi's journey on becoming a Venture Capitalist in UC Berkeley & practical tips that Gen Z founders and aspiring VCs can apply towards their craft. ⏰ Timestamps: 00:30 - Shasi Pinninti: UC Berkeley, Venture Capitalist 02:43 - EECS: difficulty, graduating early, 2x workload?! 04:44 - “Cal only” opportunity 06:29 - The Journey: Childhood, High School 08:52 - Identity Crisis After Living in 7 Cities 12:40 - Introducing “Quiz Bowl” Nationally 15:40 - Motivation for Quantum Computing at IBM 18:08 - Nurturing your interests vs In-born Nature  21:39 - You shouldn’t track every aspect of your life  22:40 - VC as a way to “stay in touch” with startups  24:36 - The rewarding experience of being a VC  27:50 - Skill transfer: CTO, CEO, CMO, CFO to VC 30:41 - Exact Step-By-Step breakdown for VC sourcing 35:26 - VC as a self accountability tool to stay on the trend for your industry 36:50 - Co-Founder Fit, Founder Experience are underrated, Newsletters 40:55 - ***Being the master of a PACKAGE of tools  43:39 - The biggest challenge in my life 45:27 - Massaging YOUR ORIGINAL ideas to an industry

MINIMSE College & MAXIMISE Startup Time - Dhruv Kulkarni (1x Exit)

EP30 - Dhruv Kulkarni - Co-founder of Brutus AI (acquired by Forta Health), Founder of DocuBridge (a finance modelling software for finance); he’s also a UC Berkeley EECS dropout (former AI researcher). In our conversation, we mainly discussed Dhruv's experiences with startup acquisition, research on AI (and how us Gen Zs can take advantage of what's coming in the future), and also golden critical knowledge that founders need in 2025 and beyond. 00:30 - 03:00 - The Problem with the Modern Education System 03:01 - 04:20 - The Evolution of AI (Transformers, AI Agents, etc) 04:21 - 05:28 - The Importance of Co-Founder (Gen Zs!) 05:29 - 06:43 - How to choose my Co-Founder amongst the crowd? 06:44 - 08:55 - Using LI and YC For Co-Founder; Raising Money 08:56 - 13:28 - The Modern Education System, Changes, How to Maximise 13:28 - 15:44 - What is Education? With the Internet? 15:45 - 19:31 - MIT, Stanford, Harvard: my depression phase & inflection point 19:32 - 22:30 - How I’m Graduating in only 2 Years & Future Plans 22:31 - 26:32 - “Deep Research” in 2035 (AI companions & glasses) 26:33 - 30:46 - Real Education: Specific Knowledge, Logic, Fundamentals 30:47 - 34:50 - AI Tipping Point of in Enterprise 34:51 - 38:50 - Venture Capital is an “inefficient class asset” & not as fulfilling 38:51 - 41:21 - The Problems with Transferring Skillsets From VC 41:22 - 42:39 Biggest Challenge with my $3M backed Startup 42:40 - 44:19 The MOST critical skill for startup founders (underrated) 44:20 - 47:40 - The goal is NOT to sell the company, but THIS… 47:42 -  48:45 - When is the best time to SELL? 48:49 - 52:30 - The TOP Self Education Path for Young Entrepreneurs