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#90 Shawn "Swyx" Wang: from Dev to AI Founder
#90 Shawn "Swyx" Wang: from Dev to AI Founder
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Length:
125 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today I'm joined by Shawn Wang, AKA Swyx. I first interviewed Shawn in 2019. Back then, Shawn had quit his $350k a year finance job and taught himself to code using freeCodeCamp. He was working as a full stack engineer. It's a wild interview that you should go back and listen to... after of course you finish listening this. Now a lot of people thought Shawn was crazy leaving finance. But this dude knew what he was doing. He has now risen through the ranks as a developer at tech startups. And now he's starting an AI startup of his own. He's already off to a strong start, having raised a $3 million pre-seed round from investors. This is the first time I've ever invited a guest return to the freeCodeCamp podcast for a second interview. And there was so much to talk about, I feel like I could have interviewed Shawn for days. The man has been eating, sleeping, and breathing AI engineering for the past year. I learned so much from talking with him. I'm confident that you will, too. Watch Swyx's AI Engineering conference live stream: https://ai.engineer Follow Swyx on Twitter: https://twitter.com/swyx
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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