I left my job at BCG to found an AI startup. Here's how consulting prepared me to be a founder — and how it didn't.

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Kevin Wu at the BCG office.
Kevin Wu got bored as a constant at BCG and left to found an AI startup.

Kevin Wu

I'm 82 and just cofounded a tech startup. I have $57 saved and $15,000 in debt, but opportunities have always shown up in my life.

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Luis Bautista
Luis Bautista, 82, is learning AI to help with a book he's writing while advising a startup he co-founded.

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The 10 best European countries for expats to launch a business in 2025

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City of London financial district: the Bank of England and Royal Exchange
City of London financial district: the Bank of England and Royal Exchange

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Figma's CEO says AI is empowering 'generalist behavior'

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Co-founder & CEO of Figma Dylan Field speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 on October 20, 2022 in San Francisco, California.
AI is blurring the lines between different tech roles and opening up room for generalists, said Figma's CEO

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Read the exclusive pitch deck AI infrastructure startup Cerebrium used to nab $8.5 million from Gradient Ventures

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Cerebrium's Jono Irwin, Michael Louis, and Eli Roussos standing in front of windows, smiling with their arms around one another.
Cerebrium's Jonathan Irwin, Michael Louis, and Elijah Roussos. The company's clients include Tavus and Deepgram.

Cerebrium

YC partners say AI founders are closing huge deals fast by taking a page out of Palantir's early playbook

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Garry Tan, the CEO of Y Combinator, is gesticulating with his hands and is mid-speech. He is wearing a smart watch with an orange band, a black collared button up, and blue jeans. He is sitting in a grey chair in front of a background with text that reads,
Garry Tan, an early Palantir employee, said AI founders should embed with customers.

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Brian Chesky reveals what he learned from a brutal early rejection email

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Chesky said that the early rejection contains a valuable lesson for founders.

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This YC-backed startup wants to speed up US visa applications with AI. Read the pitch deck it used to raise $2.7 million.

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Gale co-founders Rishabh Sambare, Rahul Gudise and Haokun Qin.
Gale cofounders Rishabh Sambare, Rahul Gudise, and Haokun Qin.

Gale

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky lays out the 3 key differences between founders and managers

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky compared founders to biological parents.

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'The ultimate girl math': Meet the women who make thousands a month renting their clothes

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Lane Creatore in a dress from her pickle closet.
Lane Creatore can make thousands a month by renting out her clothing on Pickle.

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