Welcome to Upturn, the podcast series where we dive deep into the rollercoaster journeys of startup founders and early employees, unraveling their pitfalls, and discovering how they pivot to success.

Hello there, welcome to Upturn podcast! The team got together for the first episode to discuss:
(0:00) Welcome &amp; Team Intro
(04:25) Kevin on the difference between working at a FAANG company vs. a startup
(06:38) Tian&#39;s journey from software engineer to investor
(12:30) Carrie&#39;s motivation behind starting Upturn podcast with the team
(15:36) Brian&#39;s online fitness business story
(20:41) Why we create the Upturn podcast series &amp; our vision 
(29:49) Should everyone join a startup?
(36:39) Our mental model for why startups fail | what to expect in the upcoming guest interviews
 
Connect with the our co-hosts:
Carrie Chen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cai-chen-338137140/
Kevin Hsieh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsiehstyle/ 
Tian Lan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tianlan9090/
Brian Yu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-boming-yu13/

Hello there, welcome to Upturn podcast! The team got together for the first episode to discuss:
(0:00) Welcome &amp; Team Intro
(04:25) Kevin on the difference between working at a FAANG company vs. a startup
(06:38) Tian&#39;s journey from software engineer to investor
(12:30) Carrie&#39;s motivation behind starting Upturn podcast with the team
(15:36) Brian&#39;s online fitness business story
(20:41) Why we create the Upturn podcast series &amp; our vision 
(29:49) Should everyone join a startup?
(36:39) Our mental model for why startups fail | what to expect in the upcoming guest interviews

Connect with the our co-hosts:
Carrie Chen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cai-chen-338137140/
Kevin Hsieh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsiehstyle/ 
Tian Lan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tianlan9090/
Brian Yu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-boming-yu13/