22-year-old builds chips in his parents’ garage (wired.com)
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Featured on the frontpage four years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30043719 (22-year-old builds chips in his parents’ garage | 525 | Jan 23, 2022 | 347 comments)

I still recall being amazed reading and seeing it for the first time, and I have been eagerly awaiting to see what he been up to since starting Atomic Semi.

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Non-white and urban here (NYC raised).

This essay resonates with me as well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30043719#30047716

Today, I never feel like I fit in with my colleagues or direct reports.

The mindset itself is limiting and I fear I’ve passed along this same mindset to my children.