Steve Lee

Co-founder/CEO, @AuraHealthHQ. Restoring the world's mental well-being.

[Ananya Chadha @ananyachdh]

It's official — I'm excited to announce Quander and our $3M pre-seed led by Accel.

Quander is the optimists' AI Product lab, to turn
ideas -> businesses.

We’re building AI tools for a "company factory" with 3 core products to:
- Validate
- Build and
- Distribute businesses.

To allow people around the world, no matter their backgrounds, to build real wealth for themselves and their families.

Check out our thesis at https://t.co/goyD5Y2TKK and tag your friends, we're hiring!

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

@DrDanSiegel Watch the full episode: https://t.co/xtkxpBqGb9

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

What is the human mind, and how do we become whole?

After one conversation with @DrDanSiegel , I am starting to understand.

Dr. Siegel’s work has reshaped psychology, education, and even medicine. His books have sold millions, and his ideas have been studied by the Vatican and the Dalai Lama.

On the latest episode of Light Within, @thedannylee and I sat down with Dr. Siegel, the executive director of the UCLA Mindsight Institute, the bestselling author, and the pioneer in the study of the mind.

But what makes him remarkable isn’t just the reach of his work. It’s his ability to make sense of one of life’s deepest questions: What is the mind, really?

In our conversation, he shared insights that reframed how I see myself, my relationships, and the path to healing:

- The mind goes beyond the brain. It’s shaped by your body, your relationships, and the energy between you and others.

- Why we get stuck. Stress pushes us into two traps: overwhelm or shutdown. Integration is what brings us back to balance.

- Healing = reconnecting. You don’t need to fix yourself; you need to align the parts of you that already belong together.

- Time shapes meaning. Facing our mortality helps us ask the deeper questions: Why am I here? What do I want my life to stand for?

- Attention rewires the brain. Where you place it determines how your brain grows. Focus well, and you literally build resilience.

- The real foundation. At the core of a healthy mind and strong leadership are love, compassion, and connection.

For me, this conversation was a powerful reminder: wholeness doesn’t come from perfection; it comes from integration.

[Oana Olteanu @oanaolt]

One of the AI researchers whose blogs I read, Felix Hill, has committed suicide. RIP 😢

He left a note which should be an alarm signal - the dark side of Silicon Valley culture. Read it and you’ll have at least 5 friends that come to mind when you read it based on his description of his life circumstances that tragically led to his loss.

The insatiated need for success, the peer pressure, following cult tech bros and the dugs they get to be more productive, being too easily prescribed anti-depressants and the overall stress of building in AI now.

From the suicide note, linked below:

“So I doubled down on ambition, at the cost of looking out for my loved ones. Sometimes, moving forward in my career felt like a life-and-death issue, like I would drown if I didn’t keep going; that I had to succeed to survive.”

“And so I became increasingly curious about Silicon Valley stories of drugs that reduce anxiety and improve focus, as well as remove the need for alcohol as a means to switch off.”

“I started to take Ketamine (Elon Musk’s choice), because it was the easiest of the psychoactive drugs to get, and because it felt ‘safer’ to me than something like LSD or psylocybin.”

If you feel like you’re getting close, reach out to friends or people you know, or call the crisis line.

Silicon Valley is a wonderful place but can also catch one in its dark side and can consume one. What helps me is to go back to my small village in Romania where nobody knows or cares to know who Sam Altman is. Find your grounding place. In the chase for money and success, it’s easy to lose track of what fully matters - health and family.

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

Every person is beautifully and uniquely designed.

Leading with love enables each to flourish and find their genius.

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

Love is one of our most powerful gifts, yet too often withheld, especially at work, because of its massive risks.

Leading with love requires letting go of control and adopting a completely new approach to leading - one based on empowerment and patience.

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

Leading with love also does not mean the inability to make hard decisions like firing. If you truly put underperforming employees' lives first, you would want to be in an environment where they could thrive. If it's not your company, you might be able to help them get there.

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

Honored to be on Good Day LA by @FOXLA with my co-founder @thedannylee sharing @AuraHealthHQ's founding story.

Watch: https://t.co/exmIAo7ejl

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

https://t.co/3oibCIYdNV

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

@aurahealthhq is honored to partner with 4x Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis, who has shared his personal stories about his mental health journey as a world-class athlete on Aura.
Read more about Greg’s journey covered by Forbes.

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

@aurahealthhq is honored to partner with 4x Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis, who has shared his personal stories about his mental health journey as a world-class athlete on Aura.

https://t.co/3oibCIYdNV

[kashish @kashgupta_]

Today, we were selected in the 2023 @Forbes 30 Under 30 list!! 🙏🎉🥳

These awards aren't really for us. They're for the people who helped us get to where we are today. It takes a village to make an "overnight success" like @HightouchData happen, and I could not be...(contd)

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

@kashgupta_ @Forbes @HightouchData Congrats Kashish!!

[Aura @AuraHealthHQ]

In case you've missed it, we're thrilled to announce that we recently launched 4 new content verticals. You can now enjoy prayer, breathwork, ASMR, and health coaching on Aura. Let us know what you think!

https://t.co/pOhPACIHQE

#anxietyrelief #stressrelief #mentalwellbeing

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

@Forbes #ForbesUnder30 @SkyDeck_Cal

[Steve Lee @steveleesf]

Thank you & we look forward to having you join our mission.

[Beezer Clarkson @Beezer232]

We are frequently asked what drives #outperformance for a #VC

To answer this we created a database of enterprise vs consumer performance 📊to spot patterns & analyze returns

🧵to share high level findings, but to dig deeper, download the full report👇

🔗https://t.co/bX16SsKaVe

[Adam Grenier @AKGrenier]

@AuraHealthHQ is a rapidly growing mental wellness market for coaches to create content and work with individuals to invest in their mental well-being.

Today they're opening up an opportunity for anyone to invest in that mission, and I'd strongly encourage you to back this team

[Adam Grenier @AKGrenier]

I'm so incredibly bullish on @steveleesf and @thedannylee and ❤️ everything about the product, the customer challenge, and their ability to do so in such a heartfelt and focused matter. Learn more about the opportunity here: https://t.co/iMNw4QKC7H