![]() ![]() As I thought about roles, I had experience and was excited to work on products, analytics, and growth. I didn’t know what role I wanted…I didn’t have any specific career goals other than being entrepreneurial and having an impact. Back when I initially left Polymail I emailed a few folks asking, “If you see something interesting, let me know” but it was time to ping people again. In general, job searches aren’t a particularly fun experience but I got started on mine. Because this threw a wrench in my plans to start something new again, I needed to find a job (and quick). ![]() I had only until Jan’17 left in the US unless I found a job that could sponsor my F-1 visa’s STEM extension. While I was dreaming about the next big thing to build, I also had a constraint- my visa status- that I hadn’t fully grasped the impact until an international student counsellor at UCLA reminded me, in November, that I had under 90 days left on my existing F-1 visa. My notes/sketches show me all the things I thought were interesting: another productivity app □, a food-related consumer brand, something blockchain-related, a smart factory, and new retail experiences. I spent most of October 2016 thinking about would follow. ![]() So when I left Polymail after we raised our round post-YC, with no plan, the first thing to do was figure out what should I build next. Starting things is my default, whether it was thinking about how to capitalize on the fish wire craze in middle school or starting companies with friends after college. Looking at my notes from Nov-Dec’16, here’s the story. It’s been almost 2 years since I joined Opendoor and what an incredible ride it’s been. ![]()
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