

I just dropped out of Yale for startup | Martin, Dawson Chen | EO
Jun 11, 2025
20:08
I just dropped out of Yale for startup | Martin, Dawson Chen
Today's story is about Dawson, who founded Martin. He has dreamed of starting a startup since he was young. While he was studying at Yale, he was accepted into YCombinator, prompting him to drop out of school immediately. His dream is to create a voice assistant like Jarvis from Iron Man. We take a look into his first journey of starting a startup at the age of 19.
00:00 Intro
01:15 Chapter 1. Boy who looks up to startups
05:06 Chapter 2. Yale dropout learns at YC
07:31 Chapter 3. AI assistant dreaming of Jarvis
10:37 Chapter 4. Great entrepreneurs were once immature
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00:00 Intro
01:15 Chapter 1. Boy who looks up to startups
05:06 Chapter 2. Yale dropout learns at YC
07:31 Chapter 3. AI assistant dreaming of Jarvis
10:37 Chapter 4. Great entrepreneurs were once immature
EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.net
EO Builders Club | A Membership Community for certified founders & global entrepreneurs, connected through EO's powerful resources
Enter Now 👉 https://bit.ly/3TQfmYW
Twitter | @EO__Global
LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO
Instagram | @eostudio.gl
EO Podcast 🎧
Spotify: https://bit.ly/442cRa1
Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3oH3NHC
Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/40E1d2v
Subtitles for this video were created using [XL8.ai](http://xl8.ai/) machine translation. EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. Follow the podcast & turn on notifications for new episodes. EO Socials: Twitter twitter.com/eostudi0 LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/eostudio Official Website eostudio.io EO School welcome.eostudio.io Disclaimer: This fanmade podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by EO. All content rights and trademarks belong to EO. If you represent EO and have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
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