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Advice to my younger self

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I had the privilege of speaking to some Berkeley students last week. Below is the talk reprinted in full: If you could call yourself 10 years ago and speak for a minute, what would you say? That's the thought that was going through my mind when I got asked to

I had the privilege of speaking to some Berkeley students last week. Below is the talk reprinted in full: If you could call yourself 10 years ago and speak for a minute, what would you say? That's the thought that was going through my mind when I got asked to speak here. What would I say to my past self? What would have been useful knowledge when I was your age? This is a particularly pertinent time for me to be thinking about this given I'm just about to turn 30. First of all, it's an honor to be here. I never thought I'd be speaking at Berkeley. I'm Alex, I'm founder and CEO of a company cal

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