How do you respond when someone thinks you're too young or too old to be launching a business?

Our guest, Auriel Wright, is a serial founder and a current Senior at Harvard University studying Computer Science and Mandarin Chinese.

That’s right… Auriel is still in college.

My advice: don’t ever be caged by your age – you’re never too young or too old to launch a business!

In her current venture, StrattyX, she serves as CEO and CTO and works to fulfill the company’s mission of democratizing algorithmic trading through their flag ship product, a mobile algorithmic trading tool for retail investors.

Auriel has received nods from Grace Hopper, the Harvard Gazette, the US Navy, and Intel for her work and she previously worked as a quant at Goldman Sachs before starting her venture full time.

Auriel is a fierce problem solver and generously offers all Startup Life Show listeners to reach out to her with any problem you're having. She'd love to help you!

Her generosity flows throughout our conversation, where she shares:

* how to develop a minimum viable product for under $1000
* advice for the non-technical founder
* how to push back when someone questions your age/race/gender
* why she loves it when someone offers to "tear apart her business model"
* how she became fluent in Mandarin
* her 3-pronged approach for having a holistic, grounded lifestyle

Please follow Auriel everywhere she glows:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aurielw/
StrattyX: https://www.strattyx.com/ (sign up for the Private Beta!)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elleruier

Here's a link to the Forbes article where Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon talks about "mirrortacracy vs. meritocracy":
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joresablount/2018/05/19/founder-gym-opens-the-door-to-silicon-valley-for-underrepresented-founders/#3a4470cc1762

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