First Generation

Leore is the founder and CEO of both Alt & Lob. Hear about his upbringing and how that shaped his negotiation and business style!

Garry Tan is the founder and Managing Partner of Initialized Capital. Born in Canada, Garry moved to the Bay Area as a toddler and now is fighting to save San Francisco!

Eren Bali is the founder of Carbon Health and Udemy. Hear how he grew up in Eastern Turkey, studied Computer Science, and ultimately made his way to America to build a next generation education platform which just went public in October 2021.

Mariano is the founder and CEO of MURAL. Hear how he started his first company out of school in Argentina in the social gaming space which he eventually sold before moving to the US and founding Mural.

Max Levchin is the founder of Affirm and PayPal. Hear about how he escaped the Soviet Union as a teenager and built a new life in Chicago before venturing out to Silicon Valley to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history.

Bilal Mahmood is a first generation Pakistani-American. Hear about his life growing up in Palo Alto and eventually returning to Pakistan to finish high school before attending Stanford, founding his company Clearbrain, and selling his company to Amplitude. Now he's running for State Assembly in California to fix income inequality and provide new opportunities for the next generation!

Tommy Dang is the founder of Mage and previously worked for Brian Chesky at Airbnb. Hear the story of how his mother escaped communist Vietnam and came to America in search of a better life.

Erica Johnson is a first generation entrepreneur and founder of Modern Health, a $1B+ company in the mental health space funded by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and Kleiner Perkins. Hear about her family's story and her focus on building ethical-first digital health companies.

Hooman Radfar is the founder of Collective and a serial entrepreneur/investor. Originally from Pittsburgh and born in London, Hooman is an immigrant from Iranian parents who fled the country following the 1979 Revolution. Hear about his story and thoughts on the future of startups founded by immigrants.