Eric is a fourth-year student at the University of Toronto, specializing in Computer Science and Economics. He’s the CEO and co-founder of Sanctuary sneakers, the leading sneaker price aggregator that has raised over $150,000 to build predictive analytics for future sneaker prices. Eric has one of the most uncommon stories in his early life. He grew up as a “Problem child” where he held a nihilistic view of the world. However, as he grew older, he had a mindset shift from “Things don’t matter, I’m not gonna do anything” to “Things don’t matter, I could do ANYTHING”. That has motivated him to start learning about programming, working in big tech, and starting his own company.

Here’s what we talked about during our chat:

• Dropping out of Elementary School.   
• Dropping out of Middle School.   
• Mind-set shift from “Things don’t matter, I’m not gonna do anything” to “Things don’t matter, I could do ANYTHING”.   
• Inspiration from saving the environment.   
• Starting Story of Sanctuary.   
• Story of meeting his co-founders at Sanctuary.   
• Power-lifting.   
• Future plans.