Serial Entrepreneur from SF Bay Area and Silicon Valley

**KyleXY** · 07-11-2010 11:12 PM

I guess I put this off long enough. So here goes...

I'm a serial entrepreneur. I've had many great successes as well as my fair shares of failures. I grew up poor and had to work hard to be where I am today and I couldn't be happier. I've had my fair shares of struggles but that's part of getting from point A to point B. You learn and you grow. And if you fall, you learn to pick yourself back up. I hope that encourages others to keep trying. I currently live in SF, just north of Silicon Valley and my current entrepreneurial interest lies in high tech startups. I'm not originally from the Bay but I love it here.

I've had multiple experiences in multiple industries both online and offline and in the past decade alone, I've shattered the multi-million dollar mark in 3 different businesses in 3 different industries including an acquisition of a previous startup. I am also exploring Angel investing at this moment.

I'm currently a Stanford University student because I want to be. Not because I need to be. I know there are many people on here that feel indifferent towards college and that's fine. To each his own. There are no right or wrong. I love the Bay Area and couldn't imagine being anywhere else. It's a nice 70 degrees year round and being on a peninsula, we're surrounded by water on three sides. It almost never gets too hot or too cold and hardly rains year round. You just can't beat this kind of weather. And being a tech entrepreneur, there is no other better place to be. These are of course, my personal opinion. Don't take it too literally if you love where you're at and what you're doing. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors too.

My other interests includes MMA training, Parkour, running, dance, music, reading, networking, meeting new people, and many others, and above all else, learning. I believe the best way to learn is first hand. I was in the SF marathon training last year and let me say it's brutal. That's about all I can think of for now. So if anyone is interested, feel free to reach out. Would love to connect.

**RyanCollins** · 07-24-2010 01:13 AM

That's awesome that you have already been able to shatter the multi-million dollar mark at such an early age. I'm sure we could all learn a lot from you. What are you studying at Stanford and where does your interest in high tech start-ups come from? Just curious.

I definitely dig the bay too and lived there not too long ago.

**KyleXY** · 07-24-2010 01:38 AM

Hi Ryan,

Thanks. I have been a self taught developer and designer for about 12 years now but never formally took any actual programming classes so most of the stuff I develop, while works perfectly fine, isn't built conventionally. As a result I wanted to take some advance CS courses that dealt primarily with algorithm designs and neuro networks which is tough to learn on your own.

As for my interest in high tech startups, I guess it's because of my last startup. The idea wasn't originally intended for a startup but it evolved to that and it got me into building a high tech startup and I loved the experience from that. I've always had a huge love for technology but it wasn't until I built a scalable startup that I realize it was better than the other businesses I did, in terms of personal fulfillment. Hope that answers your questions

**simplyfreegas** · 07-25-2010 12:44 PM

Would love to connect too. I'm just a short drive down south in beautiful Monterey! Pretty much the same weather, although you failed to mention the natural air-conditioning! The marine-layer. I'm under it right now... a very pleasant temperature, but if I wanted some hot temperatures, I can just drive like 20 miles east and voila! 90's! hahaha.