Ramtin Shahzanian

fresh off the boat from Iran.

founder of Magma (YC S26)

[Ramtin Shahzanian @42Ramtin]

@PhillipYan2 @MaingenInc This is likely the most underrepresented part of the post-training data space, congrats!

[Ramtin Shahzanian @42Ramtin]

I got into @ycombinator
I'm 18, solo founder, and 3 years ago was studying 10th grade at a random city in Iran (Qazvin, love it).

In Iran, I had to build my own VPN to access UK curriculum material, then got myself into a boarding school in Oxford, paid the tuition by selling my AI thing, and then got a full-ride to study AI at Rice University.

After I got in the US I did some more things that led to Magma.

I don't have much to say for advice as I'm unlearning a lot recently. However, as an observation, the laws of physics seem to be flexible enough that you can simply do things; anything in fact. Human brain just evolutionarily underestimates that flexibility.

PS: Repost and I'll send you the full application that got me in.

[Ramtin Shahzanian @42Ramtin]

@dylan522p i don't see the contradiction

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@catboosted as a yc data founder i confirm data is the new mba

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@silennai @explabsai this is a game changer for optimizing the value of every token, congrats on the launch

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@gitcafe github actions killer 👀?

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@coastyai exciting stuff congrats!

[Ramtin Shahzanian @42Ramtin]

@anideshp @agentfmai @ycombinator this is what my brain needs

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@heythereitsanis what a video and what a well-executed idea, very bullish on Anis and Leon

[Ramtin Shahzanian @42Ramtin]

@PhillipYan2 I think this makes so much sense. I always thought we're gonna need some robotics breakthrough to reap the benefits of frontier intelligence in the physical world, but i'm now bullish on your approach for cracking it. let's gooo phillip & david