Passion and Programming Led to Building a Successful Social Network

The speaker and his brother excelled in math and programming from a young age. They self-taught programming in the 90s, leading to the creation of a successful social network called VK, which became the most popular in several countries. The speaker's dedication and hard work were evident as he managed all aspects of the company, starting as the sole employee, coding, designing, managing servers, and even handling customer support. Despite the intense workload, the speaker found joy and excitement in building the company from scratch into a platform with over 100 million active users.