George Sivulka

You can bucket great founders into three backgrounds. I think probably the most common is that you had kind of a messed up childhood. The second most common would be you're gay. And the third most common would be you were adopted. Look at like a list of all time greats. Elon Musk kind of messed up childhood, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs adopted, Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, you know, like publicly gay.

You can bucket great founders into three backgrounds. I think probably the most common is that you had kind of a messed up childhood. The second most common would be you're gay. And the third most common would be you were adopted. Look at like a list of all time greats. Elon Musk kind of messed up childhood, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs adopted, Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, you know, like publicly gay.

You can bucket great founders into three backgrounds. I think probably the most common is that you had kind of a messed up childhood. The second most common would be you're gay. And the third most common would be you were adopted. Look at like a list of all time greats. Elon Musk kind of messed up childhood, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs adopted, Peter Thiel, Sam Altman, you know, like publicly gay.

And I think that all of these early life experiences end up giving you some desire, some deeper passion to go out and prove yourself.

And I think that all of these early life experiences end up giving you some desire, some deeper passion to go out and prove yourself.

And I think that all of these early life experiences end up giving you some desire, some deeper passion to go out and prove yourself.

And I mean, it sounds like you did a lot of research. So thank you for diving deep and really excited to meet you as well.

And I mean, it sounds like you did a lot of research. So thank you for diving deep and really excited to meet you as well.

And I mean, it sounds like you did a lot of research. So thank you for diving deep and really excited to meet you as well.

It is fair. And I think the first time I met with Sangin, who's one of our investors at the Series B, it was like a 30-minute lunch that turned into almost two hours of us talking in depth about the dynamics that I think made me have a chip on my shoulder. But In short, I was born in Staten Island, New York City, which, you know, you already have a chip on your shoulder from that.

It is fair. And I think the first time I met with Sangin, who's one of our investors at the Series B, it was like a 30-minute lunch that turned into almost two hours of us talking in depth about the dynamics that I think made me have a chip on my shoulder. But In short, I was born in Staten Island, New York City, which, you know, you already have a chip on your shoulder from that.

It is fair. And I think the first time I met with Sangin, who's one of our investors at the Series B, it was like a 30-minute lunch that turned into almost two hours of us talking in depth about the dynamics that I think made me have a chip on my shoulder. But In short, I was born in Staten Island, New York City, which, you know, you already have a chip on your shoulder from that.

Grew up kind of around New York City in New Jersey primarily, which a second ship. But my mom is probably like a mafia child born and raised Staten Island. And my dad is an immigrant from Slovakia who grew up under the Iron Curtain and then immigrated, really escaped to the United States. They both of them actually fully intended to be professional athletes.

Grew up kind of around New York City in New Jersey primarily, which a second ship. But my mom is probably like a mafia child born and raised Staten Island. And my dad is an immigrant from Slovakia who grew up under the Iron Curtain and then immigrated, really escaped to the United States. They both of them actually fully intended to be professional athletes.

Grew up kind of around New York City in New Jersey primarily, which a second ship. But my mom is probably like a mafia child born and raised Staten Island. And my dad is an immigrant from Slovakia who grew up under the Iron Curtain and then immigrated, really escaped to the United States. They both of them actually fully intended to be professional athletes.

They had four children, of which only one was a boy. And so, you know, you can imagine their dismay when I was, you know, chasing butterflies on the soccer pitch or like falling on my head many times, which I have plenty of stories of me literally like falling over while trying to dribble a basketball ball.

They had four children, of which only one was a boy. And so, you know, you can imagine their dismay when I was, you know, chasing butterflies on the soccer pitch or like falling on my head many times, which I have plenty of stories of me literally like falling over while trying to dribble a basketball ball.

They had four children, of which only one was a boy. And so, you know, you can imagine their dismay when I was, you know, chasing butterflies on the soccer pitch or like falling on my head many times, which I have plenty of stories of me literally like falling over while trying to dribble a basketball ball.

And I think, you know, my whole childhood, I was really just a math kid, like not very out there, wasn't really talkative, only really good at math. And my parents barely even knew what Stanford was. So growing up, you know, you kind of have this whole misalignment of of who I was and who I wanted to be with who they wanted me to be.

And I think, you know, my whole childhood, I was really just a math kid, like not very out there, wasn't really talkative, only really good at math. And my parents barely even knew what Stanford was. So growing up, you know, you kind of have this whole misalignment of of who I was and who I wanted to be with who they wanted me to be.