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This Advice Turned a 7-Year-Old Immigrant Into a SAAS Leader
59 minutes Posted Dec 3, 2025 at 1:00 pm.
Intro: Mediocre vs extraordinary make the choice
Moving from Brazil to the U.S. at 7 years old
Learning English and miscommunication stories
Immigrant mentality: “nothing is beneath me”
Watching parents work multiple jobs
First jobs: Dunkin’ Donuts, rental cars, cleaning offices
Curiosity obsession - researching for 48 hours straight
Building websites at 12 as a small hustle
Early customer service and learning “beyond the job”
Providing value past job description to grow faster
Imposter syndrome when promoted to product
Getting “ready” while doing the job anyway
Why credentials matter less than consistency
Final message: opportunity favors work ethic
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Reggie grew up in Brazil, moved to the U.S. at age seven with no English, watched his father deliver newspapers and clean offices at night, and learned early that no job is beneath you when you’re building something. He went from making websites at 12, to rental car counter work, to landing a customer support job and suddenly being asked to lead product strategy without any formal product background. Vitaly and Reggie break down: The immigrant work mindset and why it produces resultsHow curio...