The New Youngest Self-Made Billionaire In The World Is A 25-Year-Old College Dropout | Forbes
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- When Massachusetts Institute of Technology dropout Alexandr Wang made the Forbes 30 Under 30 Enterprise Technology list in 2018, his startup Scale used artificial intelligence to begin automating tasks like image recognition and audio transcription. Back then, its customers included GM Cruise, Alphabet, Uber, P&G and others
Now Wang, 25, is the youngest self-made billionaire. And while he still partners with buzzy companies, today he’s got $350 million in government defense contracts. This has helped Scale hit a $7.3 billion valuation, and give Wang a $1 billion net worth (as he owns 15% of the company).
Scale’s technology analyzes satellite images much faster than human analysts to determine how much damage Russian bombs are causing in Ukraine. It’s useful not just for the military. More than 300 companies, including General Motors and Flexport, use Scale, which Wang started when he was 19, to help them pan gold from rivers of raw information-millions of shipping documents, say, or raw footage from self-driving cars. “Every industry is sitting on huge amounts of data,” Wang says, who appeared on the Forbes Under 30 list in 2018. “Our goal is to help them unlock the potential of the data and supercharge their businesses with AI.”
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It’s not just about being academically smart, it takes all kinds of intelligence to run such a successful business from emotional intelligence, financial intelligence etc. props to this young stud killing it!
That collage drop out sound funny. Giving false hope to lazy fuckers who dropped from any school.....
@@ZENSIBLE But there’s something called EQ.
@@ZENSIBLE Okay smarty, well tell us about all the kinds of intellegences out there, how we found them, how they were mesured, why, with what tools, how it revolutionized the human species, with data and sources please.
Seriously, being ignorant like this will screw u up, so beware.
and has to be college drop outs
emotional intelligence doesnt exist, it's called social calibration. Women specifically prioritize the emotional filter
Two physicist parents and a group of friends with the same background... i would have loved a childhood like this, education really is power and this is what a family is capable of when they learn together. i'm very happy for you and wish you continued success and blessings
Just admit it. You're envious.
@@qekruxt5089 Who wouldn't be. That said, it wasn't just his childhood background that made Mr. Wang who he is today. That would be oversimplifying and downplaying his success.
@@HenRy-bm9ww I agree, but, most of all, it was the childhood background that got him to where he's at.
@@qekruxt5089 yes its his natural disposition but some also squander it away so no need to downplay his hardwork
Some kids wanna be athletes, musicians, plumbers, make handcrafted surfboards. Doesn't really matter.
Buddy is DIFFERENT. Dropped out knowing he would be a boss regardless of what a school could teach him. Salute!
completely misinterpreted what this meant lmao he dropped out because he secured millions of dollars in investments he would have no time for school if he worked on his business
This kid is proof of the importance of having scientist around you from a young age. Two physicist parents and a childhood introduction to math and science.
yeah but the mistake he made is believing in blank slate equalism and social constructionism. He needs Rollo Tomassi's or Richard Cooper's book
😆
And being able to get contacts in Silicon Valley...
Many scientists out there can't make it to become a millionaire. To become this successful it requires more.
@@ojack4260lol 99% of research scientists could become millionaires if they went into industry.
He was a professional software engineer at 16-17, MIT student and grew up with 2 parents that are physicists.
He def put in the work and I'm happy for him, but you can kind of see how he is a bit of an outlier
Well now that he is a billionaire, he is definitely not a bit of an outlier, but really an outlier.
All billionaires are outliers. Our system isn't designed so that everyone who "works hard" can become a billionaire(or even a millionaire!)
and his parents were physicists making weapon systems for the US military
Why can’t everybody be like him 😂
@@winthardcastle I don't think any current system that we humans know or have is designed to make everyone who works hard to become a billionaire/millionaire. No system currently would probably be able to stop inequality too, which is sad.
In the future, someone or some group might be able to solve that. Probably would get also an Economics Nobel Prize too. How long in the future? Idk man, but I hope I'll be alive by then when it does get solved.
His parents had a great vision for this guy. Since he was little they taught him complex things. He has achieved true Mastery. Parents are the first teachers. Great job. I wish him even more success. May he help humanity and use A. I. for good and noble causes.
Yep his parents didn't raise him to just get a d**n job. I'm 40 fin getting my start. YOu wasting time trying to make a living in a regular job. This kid rocks
"use it for noble causes" and we have more than enough money to end world hunger, that's why everyone is fed......
@@thomasshelby4795 People are hungry and poor largely because of the governments they are living under. It's a uphill battle
only if i had his parents.
@@zeeshanfaraz8265 I hear you… most parents don’t seem to realize how important they are in their children’s life.
I was skeptical but he makes really really valid points without marketing them -- which I think is the purest form of entrepreneurship. When your product is just good on its own...
Yeah real entrepreneur doesn't make RUclips channel like those how I made my first million in my 20's online guru 😂
@@mihawkslamsgoku it's crazy those ppl suck out ppl desperation to be rich quickly telling them to buy them course lmfao
What is the most remarkable feature of this individual? Most "millionaires" discuss their profits and how difficult it was to get started, which is common knowledge, but this one emphasises his idea and passion, which connect with him. I am happy about his success because he is more concerned with how he can enhance businesses than how much money he can earn. Excellent work, champ!
selling is helping, not convincing - mark cuban
He was already born rich, don’t believe his neoliberal narrative
Very few get that passion which ultimately pays off.
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He literally promoted the company
His parents are military physicists. Smart genes run in the family. Connections help too.
@Embrace yap😄
Foundation and environmentreally helpful for thingking
@Iammia no, his parent work for US military weapon project
@@haruki5360 is this family comes from neon evangelion genesis reference?
He's asian. He's smart.
As a 14yo i loved watching videos of young self made billionaires..as 23yo not so much
Bruh🤣
me turning 22 this yr :')
How about being the same age as him? 🤣 25
Do you know Colonel Kentucky started KFC at 60? Do you know J.K Rowling was a struggling single mom and live with state assistance before becoming a billionaire by Harry Potter?
You don't need great intelligence or an awesome background to achieve success, nor do you need to do it when you are young.
Ya it's good to start young as he has a good family background. But others who don't have to work for it
It is unbelievable how mature this young man is and the clarity of thought he has. Seems genuinely a decent bloke as well who’s happy to keep his head down and get to work. Very refreshing too see
You work for 40yrs to have $1m in your retirement, Meanwhile some people are putting just $10k in a meme coin for just few months and now they are multi millionaires. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life
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Joma is tossing and turning thinking about this guy
New parody inbound
No kidding
Why though, were they friends in childhood?
@@1anre he turned down Joma job application.
@@user-ic6uf1sv7b to work for him or join his startup?
he is a man in the making since he was a child, with equally intelligent parents. Very impressive.
wrrr
Exactly!! The parents had the tools to educate him! Props to the parents for making sure their son learns! Unlike other abusive parents
He just have rich parents
@@iche9373 No disciplined and educated parents that knows how to raise a kid.
@@Lawrencezo Being born rich, being born rich.
this young man is exactly the kind of person i love to watch that gives me hope for our future!
He's one of the few to achieve this. Hats off to him! Hope He does well!
It makes me really happy to see people around my age doing incredible things like what Alexandr has managed to do. He seems like an honest, respectful, and genuinely good person.
How does that not fill you with rageful jealousy?
@@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051 because we have positive sum & abundance mindset
@@khairulimran1269 positive mindset for someone who was born rich. Sure, hardwork will turn you into a billionaire.
@@Pyasa.shaitan if hardwork turned you into billionaire, then farmers would be billionaires.
@@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051 Not OP but I don't think billions are necessary to bring happiness. A bread and butter six-figure job should be enough to cover needs with a bit for travel. So no, no reason to be jealous of someone who worked hard to build something new
The part I like the most is how he only spent a year at MIT. He knew what he wanted to do (AI), knew what he needed to do it (his own capabilities, not an MIT education), and decided to get to work. Even though the MIT education would have benefitted him in some ways it didn’t benefit to make the world a better place. He knew he could do that immediately and acted.
its not about the education its about the connections. The biggest difference between a ranked 300 and top 50 is not the quality of education.
@@egaluel Exactly. MIT OpenCourseWare already allows everyone to take the same classes and learn from the same professors for free. In the digital age, the value of a college education are the connections, on-campus resources, and accreditation.
@@egaluel facts💯💯💯
@Neallord what perks? physicist parents?
I think attending top school is mostly for connection rather then better “education”. That’s what I have realized the people who typically teaches the classes in top school are professors that have succeeded in their respective areas and some of the student attend are one of the brightest people. Essentially you can be confident that one your classmates will become someone. If you realize most billionaires dropouts or not attended top school in which they were able to take advantage of the connection they made.
Great video. We all strive for financial independence and better life. It’s not difficult in achieving this through the right investment, living frugally, and budgeting. I’m glad I learned early in life to work hard for financial freedom
In my opinion, venturing into a good investment is not just a strategy for generating passive income but a profitable saving method for future expenses. Those who fail to make the right decisions early in life end up regretting it. Nevertheless, investing can be difficult and risky doing it solely, For this reason, I advise seeking help from professionals(financial advisors). It’s not just watching videos and reading investment books the challenge is using it well
@@Brittany-reeds sincerely, I’m truly inspired by your words. I’m very interested in investing and I have got a good sum of money which I’m ready to put in with the right information. My biggest fear is losing my money on the wrong investment. For this reason, I’m willing to listen to your suggestions and ideas on how to invest wisely.
@@Victoriataylor5668 As an OAP with a lot of experience, I firmly believe that the success of any investment depends on having the right information, regardless of what others say, do whatever you set your mind to. Warren Buffer always says "be greedy when others are fearful and be fearful when others are greedy". This is certainly the trick to succeeding even when others fail. I made $100,000 working with ALICE ELAINE HAYHURST a licensed financial adviser. It’s been a promising experience so far with her.
@@Brittany-reeds Please, how do I connect with your financial planner?
@@Victoriataylor5668 quickly do a web check where you can connect with her, and do your research with her full names mentioned..
Successful people don't become that way overnight. most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life
Assets that can make you successful
at this moment are:
. Shares
.Stocks
.Forex
.Real estate
@@ryancynthia3422 Yeah you're right, that's why I had to start Forex trad..ing two months ago and now i'm making benefits from it now.
Speaking of being successful . I know I am blessed if not I wouldn't
ave met someone who is as spectacular as Mrs Debra Barton
I have been surviving through my investment with her am so glad I inves..ted when I did . cause I've earned up to 78k USD in crypto trading
Personally couldn't care less about the "Self-made $Billionaire " aspect...
But MASSIVELY impressed with this (relatively) young gent. 🙌 For his achievements, but also for his mindset & goals; concentrating on the more realistic & current benefits of AI, but also for his seemingly grounded grasp on reality.
Clearly a crazy intelligent & hard working guy, but combined with his calm & confident demeanor, he's a testament to his education & to his parents & upbringing.
Excited to see what the future brings with this guy. Hopefully the positive aspects of AI, & not the grandstanding, self-serving, sheerly money-making aspects of it.
lol, that first line makes you sound like a hater. A billionaire at 25, he need not say more.
@@justshady it's a phenomenal achievement... But not something that impresses me, there's more to life than just being worth an inconceivable amount of money.
So NOT a hater, but as I explained I'm personally FAR more impressed with his other achievements & the potential I hope he brings to the table.
If you care purely for $billionaire status, you can admire those like Khloé Kardashian.
@@justshady stpd you can get money now days with a lack of good parents or self respect and a OF account.... Him having a brain will infinitely be more impressive than the money or what you could understand as GREAT lmao
I can tell you what the future holds for this guy: he'll be our new overlord. Keeping my comments on the nice side ;)
@@justshady Some people are not interested at how much you make money, more interested in what makes the money to come.
It's so cool that you're trying to help the world with your talent!! So proud of you
he is but the elites will definitely use this technology against the people and country for their own benefit
I'm rooting for this guy and his company. You can tell he's passionate about an idea that is aimed toward making the world a better place and not just driven by greed or vanity. We need more people like him. I would love to work at a similar company and make a contribution to these research studies but I hate to say I might be limited intellectually
I am 29 but got so much inspired by him !!! Dont give up ❤
Basically he went to MIT just so that he can have it on his resume. It helps immensely.
also a billion in the bank
@@urbanimmortalculitvator6652 obviously he doesnt have a billion in his bank, maybe not even 10 million
@@jyun3102 how could u k
@@amalbelal8322 yo bro his networth is calculated by his share in his company which valuated at xx billion, no cash unless he sold his shares
@@jyun3102 lol its a phrase, don't get your panties in a twist
This guy has his head right, tackling the problems that face humanity today.
Good for you Mr. Wang can’t wait to see what you will do in the future 🎉
He seems humble and down to Earth. I wish him well
I've never seen such a based linkedin account as Alexandr's. MIT dropout with GPA 5.0, no wonder he left.
True .. I just saw that in his profile !! Strange
dont be jealous of him,elon musk likes twitter,i do believe forbes
don’t be jealous
Hey Alexandr, I'm not sure if you'll ever read this message, but I love how you want to solve the problems of today, it's really lovely to see entrepreneurs trying to shape and help the current global issues we have today and will in the near future. I look forward to more of your projects. :)
I could listen to this guy talk about AI for hours like he knows how to perfectly explain and intervene his ideas into new possibilities within his business and it is extremely interesting. I would love to listen to a podcast from him explain how his team creates the AI machine learning programs and utilizes in so many ways through so many different groups and organizations. yeah.
Fantastically accomplished and focused individual who additionally expresses himself with such clarity. WOW.
To both the old and the young watching this
You are unique and worthy of love just as you are before you achieve your dreams,hopes, goals
Keep going Find truth
This guy is inspiring and the value that his company is creating will benefit society as a whole. I would love to get in on this. Ayo Alexander if you’re seeing this, let’s chat! I’m an aspiring software engineer who is a bit late in the game but is determine to make an impact!
This guy is really passionate about making a difference. Good for him!
Young bright kids like him are changing the world. How inspiring!
Good for him! What an eloquent and intellectual individual. I love seeing healthy and active minds like this, especially ones that focus on humanitarian efforts. Gives me hope and inspiration to do the same.
Yea, life can be so easy by having rich parents
why most of the comments are trying to take away his efforts by praising the parents ?? stop the jealousy and clean your heart.. millions of people are born to wealthy parents and they didn't become a young billionaire. @@iche9373
as someone who's trying to build an AI for a chosen industry, he's spot on in the first 2 mins. Everything depends on how clean and valid the data is
As an MDM professional, I concur that data quality is the single most important ingredient for successful AI. I work extremely close with AI team to implement rules for data cleanliness, format, etc. in various systems, specifically to generate and maintain data to power their AI. Ask any matrix team, exec team, reporting group or shared service how valuable data quality is.
As a time traveler investor I can tell you that the San Francisco 49ers are the superbowl champions of 2024....
@@aguilas1999wrong
I was with him until he mentioned the doctor issue. You are messing with HIPPA laws and what not trying to get data to look into peoples health history and currently the lack of the populations trust now with big tech, Facebook, Google, etc. those companies worked because back when they were formed people in general trusted each other and the government and trusted that information to be safe. The pharmaceutical industry would pay big bucks to get that data from AI companies incorporating the AI into the very untrusted and corrupt pharma Industry. That's just one issue of the few others he mentioned like the DOD and lack of trust people have for the military industrial complex today. Until AI can earn peoples trust I'm just not confident how well we think AI is going to be implemented.
@@aguilas1999I know you feel absolutely ridiculous
What an inspiration. Thank you for sharing this interview.
what a smart man. truly passionate about serving the world and help people.
seems like a nice sympathetic person, hope he will continue to do good things
Great interview. He has a really honed perspective on the world, and as many of the comments nibble around, the title is a bit misleading. His accomplishments are immense and impressive, but they were not done all by himself. No one is really "self-made."
Smart young Man and visionary. Very clear on goals, and focused on near future. Best wishes for continued success!
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@@ogaboga840 its insane how there's some many of them on youtube. reporting doesnt even do anything at this point.
This is what definitely is necessary to do great things. Having a supportive, loving, and knowledgeable parent is one of the most important things to success. That knowledge doesn't have to be college or school knowledge, but instead of any ONE thing on a wide scale.
great story of a 25yo!. hope many teens come up like this in future!
Love to see how strong his passion is for change. Super cool to see!
A lesson that I have learned as I have grown older (40+)
Form a solid circle of 10-15 friends early on and you can conquer the world, it doesn't take more than you and your friends, as long as you have the same goal and loyality to each other.
10-15 people loyal to each other in the modern world? Good luck.
Unfortunately
Having rich parents is the foundation, because the world belongs to the damned neoliberals.
It's hard to find those type of friends. I tried, all of them failed and I don't blame them, now I'm just doing it alone, can't lose time looking for them.
@@ngpclr Maybe look globally? I have a solid 5. Some are outside the country.
Awesome, true inspiration and so right, more people and companies need to think about the now…
Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time.
Yeah! I agree with you sir.If you want to be successful have the mindset of the rich, spend less and invest More. Don't give up your dreams.
@@eduardomarquee551 People come here with the aim of chasing money more than knowledge and that will damage your progress, trust me. Chase knowledge first and I promise! The money will follow you just like it's following some of us now.
@@marywills5744 People wants to do what the 99% does but wants to get results that are fit for the 1%, but it doesn't work that way
@@evaluna8096 Investment is the quickest path to financial freedom, the rich stays rich by spending like the poor yet investing! While the poor stays poor by spending like the rich yet not investing.
@@poltykelsey4890 That's true.. But Talking of investment! Is there any one who knows what one can invest in and be successful because I really need to invest to avoid rat race during retirement.
do you have knowledge about any?
Dude you were born for this. Your like a God of Tech.
So cool. I love in that your mom gave you that early start. And, then you kept taking the next steps. The contributions u will make in the world are incredible.
I legit watched this guy from start to current state! Congrats Alex!
Alex!? Alex bell...😬😄
@@nb08 You watched Start Up too?
@@StudioOblivionX yeah same vibe😄
Lol
How does it feel to be left in the dust, probably having to work as an employee with a standard salary for the rest of your life while he basks in billions of dollars at age 25? Just wondering..
Focusing on what can be done today instead of what might be able to be done decades from now, I hope more people adopt that mindset regarding today's bleeding-edge tech.
very inspiring. god bless you fam
we all struggling to get through life and this guy is just bored because its not challenging enough... what an inspiration of a dude :)
Can’t believe RUclips won’t deal with these bots when there are talented people available to tackle this problem. It’s a shame that even on a prominent account like this you see these bots.
We should down vote them all and hopefully they will get buried
Socially engineered sales tactic. Your comment is ironic to say the least.
How do you see them?
I’m so proud of this young man, his story is truly inspiring!
Good luck brother.From Sri Lanka.
Incredible Mr Wang! 👏
For those of you who actually want to understand WHY he is worth a billion -- a little technical.
Machine Learning has been around since the 1970s in various theoretical models. The difference between ML/AI today and then is that the mathematical models themselves, via Convolutional Neural Networks, are already formulated and proven to effective -- the big one was Google's language translation in 2012ish times. This approach is 1000X more effective than traditional AI systems based on things like decision trees. The secret to understanding CNN is to not understand it because "learning" in most instances is doing various feature engineering techniques to gain a better fit on data. Literally, it is a engineer adding or subtracting a parameter to the model and letting the model converge to the data set. This is a specialized area of ML called Deep Learning.
From a engineering standpoint, the amount of work involved to build something like Google's language translator was 10% software engineers and 90% linguistic experts in multiple languages building a MASSIVE data set to push through the model.
In a sentence, the data defines the model that is used for AI applications. Good Data means Good AI.
Wang's company markets, with various engineering lingo, to traditional engineering markets like the DOD and automobile companies. Essentially, the company markets a "Machine Learning Development Life Cycle," to these firms which the engineers at these companies say, "Hey Mr MBA/Bureaucratic manager, look at how this service speeds up our engineering life cycle by speeding up this hot/buzzing new concept called ML/AI portion which investors love."
In reality, Wang's product is only doing one thing which is building tools to help construct "Good" data sets. In essence, all these companies, sort of like the NSA, have been accumulating massive amounts of data that has massive potential to be valuable if it were clean -- this is called big data.
Wang's company is sort of like a cleaning service that also sells mops and buckets for institutions that got lost on their big data journey. There are 1000 companies like him but his is the Venture Capital Corporate one that is chewing up the entire market place.
Personally, I dont see this company growing beyond catering to defense/DOD where big tech isnt allowed to enter due to conflict of interest. Because in reality, this is just a way to improve the quality of Data/Amazon turks employees where the company doesnt have the capacity to hire real software engineers....
In my opinion, Scale AI belongs in the data/software/tech category of "Military Industrial Complex" that goes along with companies like Palantir, and maybe Andruil. I swear, the reason why he is this successful is because his parents worked for the government. National Interests like National players.
@Mr.Beant His talents would be better spent on regular industries and not the MIC.
thank you for contextualizing his success
You wrote a lot, too bad I didn’t read it
@@nicholasdeguzman7144 Yet you still cared enough to comment. lmao?
@@breetzy4975 Holy sht. No way? Lol in this case this drives my point in my comment above even further LOL. But I did feel OPs technical break down helpful and interesting.
Really a great inspiration for young lads like me in high growth startups!
Such a beautiful and smart person. Wish him all the best and much happiness! 👍
He is just passionate about learning and improving.
He ain't about learning to earn but, keep improving and fulfill the curiosity.
*Huge respect.*
Great story of a young man making a difference for the better and using his 'smarts' for the present, not just the future. Thanks for sharing Forbes.
His parents were weapons physicists and most of his money is tied up in the military industrial complex?!
Yeah. Really '...making a difference for the better...'?!
@@kamma44 thanks for replying. I am yet to talk to him personally to find out his background and his intentions. But from what I have understood so far, it's for the good.
Yeah because his billion dollar company that literally just makes corporations richer is great for society.
@@colin6603 slightly oversimplifying don’t you think? Who goes into business just to make others rich? Just a thought.
Amazing. Not just academically smart but also great composure. Keep pushing for humanity as next gen
perfect example that reflects, that the biggest is the problem you resolve for companies, the most you will get paid for it. well done kid 👏👏👏
As a new parent myself. (mine is only 6 months old mind) This makes me want to do better and teach my boy everything I can.
do me a favor here and don't use "omegalul" while trying to put down others. or trying to make a serious statement and want others to take what you say seriously. or anywhere outside of your favorite streamers' twitch chat. makes it really hard to what you say seriously.
not hating, just trying to help
And then he will want to kill himself when he realises his hard work actually means nothing and you must be lucky in this life.
The "College Dropout" headline is putting a negative image on those that are pursuing higher education, and putting in the efford. Sure college is not the only choice if the person is bussiness oriented and is well-groomed since he was a child like Wang, but college has never been a bad choice. Guys like Wang are extremely privileged to be able to get to where they are, and that is perfectly fine. That's just life. However, they are set up for success since birth. Are you? Are we? So why are we making younger generation think that dropping out of college is the cool thing to do? Teach them that "not attending" college is simply an option, not a bragging right.
The kid is bright as a star, but he's not the one that runs the company. You're clueless if you think running a company is that easy. He's the image, the story, the one that impress investors. Don't pressure him into another Elizabeth Holmes.
I agree wholeheartedly. The saying comes to mind, it's not what you know, it's who you know that matters. His parents are military physicists so obviously working for the government and thus have ample amounts of connections. Intelligence and hard work can only get you so far. I'm not saying this as a hater, I accept this as part of life.
yeah, this kind of headline gives clickbait feeling since not many people watch to the end or actually watch the video. Dropout from school is not accessible for regular people who needs credential just to be able to get an employment. Of course we can always self learn but none of that also totally free if we don't have anyone or institution to help.
@@anastasyavie6236 Self-taught yourself something to get a job is hella hard. You need to discipline, put tons of hard work into it and mostly importantly you need to guide yourself through confusion and vagueness when learning. At university, if you have questions, you can go to office hours or something like that to ask. The better your school is, the more resources you get. I don't totally agree with the trend of rich people bashing formal education. Not all of us have rich parents that introduce us to Warren Buffett or giving us money to fund our startup.
@@duongvan3401 and to note a point he was "MIT" dropout, not your regular college dropout, just to grasp some views, this creates a very negative impact on people who dont realise the actual point
Not to mention, he’s a dropout from MIT. Not all MIT dropouts are successful, no doubt, but I hope people can at least recognise that he was smart to begin with.
Wow...he seems "normal", if that makes sense; he speaks very well. Well done.
Nice to see a real company with a real product not just promise/potential.
I also started programming at 16, although unfortunately not professionally. I wish to do the same, but I can't seem to find any ways atm. I am currently 19 in college, not even my desired course of Computer Science. I realized from him that what I really need the most right now is the courage to throw myself around.
Best part, he said make a positive impact on the scale you can effect. If that is feeding the homeless, do it. If that is helping to raise funds for an educational program, do it. And for this young man it is more global! You can impact the world, just start in your neighborhood, community, or home
“Even his name sounds like a startup”
Joma
What an amazing person. I look forward to seeing how he will help shape our global society for the better. I'm very optimistic about his ambitions and wish him and his team all the success. I only pray that people won't use his product(s) for nefarious reasons (e.g. political gain).
What a refreshing interview. Truly inspired!
And look at me at 25 years old, barely breaking my way into the tech industry. I am envious of this man. And I feel disappointment in myself. I could have been maybe not like him, but somewhat close if I would have made better choices in my youth. So many people are leaving me behind in the pursuit of success. I must work much harder.
comparison is the thief of joy
I love school or college dropouts including myself :) we're the ones shaping the world, how amazing!
I think Alexandr has to be on my list to feature on the channel - great story, nice guy
Mannn. You are so inspiring. I wish I was born a little late to have met you when I was growing up. I'm nearly 30 now and sometimes life is so frustrating and regretful & depressing 😔 I know no one cares about my feelings because as a man no one care about us.
They are so well spoken and can explain the nuances of AI and programming in simple enough terms.
Is the fact that yt recommended me this and im struggling in programming 😢
Joma is rolling in his couch rn
These perspectives are truly valuable to many families
Very inspiring ! Congratulations
I need Forbes to define self-made in the comments but happy to see the work he's doing at 25!
Self-made just means that his wealth was not inherited and thats it.
New born royals are billionaires since birth.
Some people are born Billionaires
The video title has several bait click buzz words
@@magneticqubzian6902 jealousy is pointless,when you become a billionaire,you wouldnt say that,building empire is difficult,keeping empire is more difficult
@@durexuncensored Who is Jealous Moron, I stated a fact
"I grew up in a small town in New Mexico called Los Alamos New Mexico". Los Alamos has the highest millionaire concentration of any US city, with 12.4 percent of households having at least $1 million in assets.
I dunno... I just got the chills when he started talking about the war and the little emotional music started. Like I can imagine him and his team of financial sharks thinking how can they take profit of any situation, not really helping, and move on to the next.
What does that have to do with Los Alamos being a small town? A population of 13,000 is small.
@@AD-nq2nz You already know what it implies. The story is narrated to make it seem like he grew up in a small town, is a drop out and he's-just-like-you-bs
@@AD-nq2nz it's a small town of rich people. It's not a small poor town like how he's trying to imply
What a wonderful story and a great young man man, this is what self-education can do for anyone that puts their mind onto whatever he or she wants.
He is crazy smart so it's literally unrealistic for 99% of the population to get to this level. Though props to him for making those brave steps forward and hopefully he stays rich.
His concluding idea got me the most. Where there are less people who are focused on figuring out problems that we have today. Everyone is trying to achieve tomorrow's dream and that's not helping. The Bible says there's time for everything and we should mostly focus on current issues than trying to solve tomorrow's problem. This guy 🤙🤙🤙🤙
That resonated fair well with me too!
Are you jewish?
tomorrows problem will be todays problem
Well said.
In the context of AI, I think I have to disagree with him. 20, 30 years is actually not that far away in the history of humanity. A lot of people are trying to build better AIs but few are thinking about why they are building these powerful systems and whether they are aligned with the interests of humanity at large. We don't want to build an intelligent system that turns out to be psychopathic because all we teach them about humanity are war game simulations.
Imagine being his cousin though, your parents will always remind you of it. "What are you doing? Your cousin at this age got into MIT...oh you got a job at a bank? Your cousin at your age was already a billionaire" 💀 🤣
You can say your mom/dad didn't train you at a young age. Instead spent all their free times playing Mahjong / on iPad / on TV.
Emotional damage !!
Rooting for you man
"How they make people feel" very important!!! So interesting
I think he deserves for his name to be in the Title, just seems like anyone else that had reached such accomplishments would be given that respect without thought and for some reason this was overlooked in the case of Alexandr... Otherwise, inspiring story and continued success to he and Scale AI.
Congratulations to him and all his success
You make me happy and motivate me hard enough to study more and more. Thank you.
I`m Ukrainian myself and can`t even express my and our gratitude for you for this help, for this innovation and idea, thank you so much and blessings on growing on your helpful business!🙏💛💙
First year medical student here and I don't even know if I wanna do this. This guy is smart and has encouraged me to do something about my situation, to work harder and be smart about decision making. Yes, he also had awesome parents that helped pave the way for him, that's really a great blessing out there. At my age he is already doing great things, I mean i don't even know the process to getting a bank account...😢😢😢
You can always learn.
Environment and childhood experience really shapes a lot of adults out here
wow, its always amazing seeing how fresh young eyes can see the world, especially with a genius brain behind it.
I liked the way he talked and what he said focus on the on time problems and try to find solutions