Ruben Harris started Career Karma, a platform that helps people break into the tech industry, in 2018.
Career Karma raised a $10 million Series A led by Garry Tan @Initialized in 2020.
This is a story of an outsider breaking into the Valley with sheer determination and hustle👇
.@rubenharris’ story is all about overcoming long odds:
• Broke into investment banking with no connections.
• Linked with VCs like @balajis through Twitter.
• Landed a job in SF 3 weeks after booking a one-way ticket.
• Built an audience for CK before building a product.
Ruben went to college wanting to be a professional musician.
He’s been playing the cello for 30 years.
His cello teacher told him to understand business to help him become a professional musician.
To do that quickly, he chose to get into investment banking.
Sam Udotong is one of the scrappiest founders in tech
In 2016, he moved to San Francisco with $100 in his pocket.
Today his startup Fireflies raised $14 million from top investors.
This is the story of his "overnight" success 👇👇👇
Sam's journey has been far from easy
• He moved to San Francisco with $100 in his pocket
• For years his daily diet consisted of a bottle of Soylent and three slices of pizza
• He and his co-founder pivoted the company *7 times*