Zach Yadegari, an 18-year-old CEO and co-founder of Cal AI, a calorie-counting app generating $1.4 million monthly revenue, discusses his entrepreneurial journey. He details his app's development, driven by his dissatisfaction with existing calorie-tracking apps, and its success through influencer marketing. He recounts his unconventional path, prioritizing Cal AI over high school, including skipping AP tests, and his plans to balance college life with running his company, including establishing a "App Mafia" house with other app founders. He also reflects on his motivations, stemming from a desire to bypass the traditional education-to-career path, and his future goals of creating a generational company.
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