I spent 3 years with Subhash Ramesh. He's the most earnest and hardworking person I know, yet flies under the radar because he's so humble. He has a habit of making something incredibly technically difficult, and jamming it into a silly product that pays his rent. Like Galiboo, an AI music tagger he made in college that he licensed to a record company for $15,000/month. It's his character that takes him far though.He started working on a startup 2 months ago, and closed a pre-revenue angel check for $20k in 20 minutes. He hasn't had to pay for office space in 3 years because people want him around so much. He calls his mom every day, and drives his friends home every night. In a city where everyone's so obsessed with themselves and "making it", @subby_tech is the kind of guy who brings everyone up with him. It makes people want to do everything they can to help him win. I wrote about why him being a great guy is an early signal of being a great founder for @sfalexandria_. sfalexandria.com/posts/subby…

I spent a week with Farza Majeed. In his own words, he's "just a guy that loves creating things for others", such as: - a $100k/year eBay business selling CDs as a teenager - Zipschool, a better way to homeschool your kids via live classes for 150,000 students - Buildspace, a school for people to work on their own ideas, helping over 200,000 people become app developers, content creators, musicians, writers, or doing anything else they loved Farza is like the internet's big brother. He makes it seem so simple to follow your passion, because he's because he's been doing it for years. He never gives advice, just tells his story and hopes people learn something from it. You look at him and think, "if he can do it, why can't I?" Everyone in Silicon Valley wants something from you, but Farza literally hasn't charged his users for the past 5 years. I'm often shocked at how he's able to afford rent, yet I'm also fairly certain he's going to be a billionaire. After burning out, he's back to founding another company. I wrote for @sfalexandria_ about his journey, how he changes the lives of everyone he meets, and what keeps him going. sfalexandria.com/posts/farza…