WYRD

@srachasaucee explores weird life trajectories

[sracha @srachasaucee]

Wesley Wang was 20 when Sony's TriStar Pictures adapted his short film "nothing, except everything" and the director of Black Swan emailed him to drop out of Harvard.

We talk about what comes after the dream every filmmaker wants.

0:09 nothing except everything going viral
0:27 a year writing a script that never got made
2:29 what wesley wanted vs. what the studio wanted
3:24 walking away and starting his own company
5:26 recognizable IP wins in an AI world
8:00 the reality of running a company at 22
12:09 "you could've been a quant." why filmmaking?
13:07 how to not get crushed by uncertainty
14:09 asian parents
17:48 getting hate bombed on Letterboxd and Reddit
22:10 has he changed since making the film?
24:33 self-expression vs what the market wants
29:00 the hill he's running toward

[sracha @srachasaucee]

My conversation with @NicoleSHsing, founder of Arcarae.

She shares her story of trying to understand the mind, and how to build technology that helps us actually discover who we are.

0:00 Brutality of public hate while building what you love
3:07 Discarding stress at a Tibetan Buddhist retreat
5:51 Iterations before Arcarae and burnout
8:47 How do you build a product around self-discovery?
14:45 AI research as another form of introspection
16:51 What should we do with our lives?
20:11 Fear of not meeting your goals
23:39 How do you ascend on all dimensions of life?
26:08 How Nicole structures her week to protect her creativity
27:26 Climbing out of the void

[sracha @srachasaucee]

.@richzou came to the Bay Area a year ago with $1000 in his bank at 20 years old.

He share his story of growing up in NYC with a single mom, dropping out of Northeastern, and his journey from getting rejected to all investment banking internship to joining xAI and now starting his own talent investing fund.

0:00 Getting rejected from all his IB internships 1 year ago
0:38 Raised by a single mom in NY
3:41 Taking risks with Asian parents
4:59 How Rich got into silicon valley
6:52 "I will work for free"
7:35 Telling his mom he was dropping out of school
8:26 How the xAI cofounder gave him a chance
10:46 The alpha is in poker nights
14:33 Luck is if people fuck with you
16:40 "I literally cannot lose"
18:34 Talent business and good recruiting
22:41 Downsides of an exponential trajectory
23:56 Day in the life running an angel fund
28:41 Bad cold emails
30:49 Being in the right communities

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TechJoyce on skipping college:

"I had 2 million on Tiktok so I didn't need school. But choosing to do a gap year was pretty scary.

Now I feel pretty uneducated. People see my content and think I'm smart, but anyone can learn the stuff I do on Youtube"

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TechJoyce on getting rejected from University of British Columbia:

"I was in bed and crying like what am I going to do with my life now."

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TechJoyce on art vs attention:

"The truth is that it's hard to keep an audience while maintaining authenticity. Unless you have some crazy charismatic personality that everyone loves and watches no matter what you do."

[sracha @srachasaucee]

TechJoyce is the funniest tech Youtuber, with 6M followers across platforms. Part 2 conversation about the reality of her life.

0:00 How she knew she wanted to be a Youtuber
0:44 Growing up in scarcity
3:10 Evolving relationship with money
5:26 Falling off, losing touch with reality and your audience
7:04 Why her videos consistently get millions of views
8:02 How she makes money from Youtube
9:53 Getting rejected from UBC
11:29 The reality of not going to college
13:05 Uncertainty, moving out, having control
16:57 Wanting to be normal 19 year old

[sracha @srachasaucee]

My interview with @pplpleasr1, Emmy-winning artist and cofounder of Shibuya Films

0:27 The World is a Giant Ponzi
5:52 The Ultimate Humiliation: Unemployment
9:28 Emily's Life-Changing Opportunity to be an Artist *
12:31 Can Anyone be Special?
16:42 Emily's Evolution of Self-Esteem
19:45 The Same White Rabbit Before and After an Emmy
26:29 Euphoria of Creating
28:24 Tying Your Worth to the External World
29:15 What does it mean to follow your heart?
33:16 Storytelling in an AI future

[pplpleasr @pplpleasr1]

i don’t do many interviews anymore, mainly bc of my decline in popularity

JOKES ASIDE sarah is a very interesting young woman who has a curiosity and light in her that makes her great to converse with, and her channel is def worth watching

this was an interview i immediately wanted to be a part of

[sracha @srachasaucee]

Iyan's life changed when her video "local 5'7 girl skips school to model for Dior at age 17" went viral.

Now she's a model signed to Ford Models, influencer with 1M+ followers, and a student.

She reveals the reality of modeling, engineering success, and struggles of chasing your dreams as a 20 year old. Enjoy!

0:53 Starting college after her weird gap year
2:45 Working at @spermracing as a girl?!
6:54 How she walked for Dior at 17
8:18 Engineering outlier success
11:46 Evolution of mindset and ego
14:48 You need to detach from what other's think of you
18:19 Struggles of living an unconventional life
23:50 Joining the herd, rejecting the herd, being outside the herd
28:43 Money problems in chasing your dream
31:12 Emotional scars from 4 months of not booking a single modeling job
33:51 Why 2025 was the hardest year of her life
36:13 We have so much time to figure it out

[sracha @srachasaucee]

Sat down with @shanefanx on his social media and founder journey!

Topics:
1:25 25M views in 24 hours
4:44 How he gained viral-sense
6:54 Posting 30-50 videos everyday
11:37 Instagram Success
13:54 Juggling social media & companies
15:06 Being bullied after immigrating to America
18:11 Graduating Berkeley at 18
23:28 Uncertainty in college
29:04 How Lucy Guo changed his life
34:19 Do you regret the founder path?

[sracha @srachasaucee]

a WYRD interview with @creatine_cycle on being at the center of niche San Francisco technology culture

1:58 Jester-maxxing
5:54 Running a boutique media consulting firm
13:12 Gym as his bridge to tech
18:13 @mots_pod, art or business?
23:44 Personality as Edge
28:32 Musician to B2B SaaS Founder to Podcaster
46:38 Ragebait
54:23 SF bubble
1:12:57 How can one have a worthwhile existence in SF?

[sracha @srachasaucee]

My WYRD conversation with @elamri.

Dris is 18 and CEO at Instinct (60k+ creators). He previously blew up Cluely, grew a YouTube channel to 200K subs in 9 months, made $50K/mo dropshipping, and got kicked out of high school for hacking water fountains.

We talk about fears of the permanent underclass, ethics of ragebait, why action beats everything, and the pursuit of building something timeless. Enjoy!

0:49 Kicked out of HS, no money, no friends
2:37 $50K/month dropshipping fake AirPod Maxes
4:42 How a cold DM to Roy Lee changed everything
6:44 Why society is raising a generation of losers
7:57 Moving to SF at 17 for Cluely
16:57 Internal moments at Cluely that never went public
19:08 Everyone unambitious will be in the permanent slave underclass
23:37 Methods will save humanity, UGC creators making $10K+/month
25:24 How AI will change ad tech and marketing
33:37 How Methods support 60K+ creators
35:29 Why you should never do business with people you don't trust
39:23 The ethics of ragebait (and whether it's worth it)
44:45 Why Dris wants to make something as timeless as a cup

[sracha @srachasaucee]

My WYRD Interview with @skyler_chan_ , Founder of @gru_space

00:28 - Why Skyler’s Building the First Lunar Hotel
4:53 - Death at 16
6:43 - Learning at Berkeley & Tesla
8:42 - YOLO: Help Make Humans Interplanetary
11:59 - Hiring when everyone wants to work in AI
16:30 - Execute
18:43 - If we succeed, billions of humans will experience the beauty of life

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Claude Code is actually AGI

https://t.co/IkQCbTL9fE

[sracha @srachasaucee]

18 yo Sperm Racing Founder:

“This is the perfect age to take the biggest, boldest risks ever because no one's going to care what you did now ten years later”

[sracha @srachasaucee]

Met @thatdegenvc while he was Berkeley Blockchain's President. Had so much fun hearing his wildest memecoin stories :)

Timestamps:

00:42 The WNBA Dildo Kid
02:14 Tommy’s Trading Journey
05:43 Most Painful Trading Loss
10:10 Life at @archetypevc
15:41 Future Predictions in Crypto
18:24 Why @Kalshi Marketing is Genius
21:35 Berkeley to New York Post-Grad Life
29:09 The Evolution of Podcasting
33:08 Curating Your Personal Brand

[sracha @srachasaucee]

The interview you’ve been waiting for…

@theweb3jess, Founder of Blockus.

0:00 Intro: The Founder Who Broke Twitter
0:18 Jess Origin Story
2:36 Being a Female Founder in Web3
4:10 What Is Level 1 Autism?
6:10 Jess’ Thoughts on Being Viral
8:33 How You Make People Take You Seriously
10:39 Sexual Harassment and Workplace Misogyny
14:51 Does Jess Hate Men?
16:38 Dating Accomplished Men Is a Competition
18:26 Jess’ Vision for Blockus
20:39 Mission of Seamless Web3 Gaming
23:59 How Jess’ Fame Impact Blockus
26:12 Was Jess Trying to Ragebait?
29:14 Is Jess Actually Suing People?
31:22 Jess’ Thoughts on Being Viral Pt 2
35:37 Apology to Lesbian Twitter
37:16 Why Jess Wants a Guy Who Eats Meat
40:46 To All the Haters on Twitter

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planned filmed edited clipped released within 24 hours 🔥

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first countersignal remote interview 🔥

[sracha @srachasaucee]

I interviewed @theweb3jess on her virality.

Full episode out tomorrow.