Why I Quit My 270k$ Job and Left NYC
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 พ.ย. 2024
- Yo, this will be tough, but I guess I'm just addicted to adventure. If you're a coder, you're gonna want to checkout trypear.ai. Well, only if you want to learn and code faster :)
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My friend @nang88 and I are building an open source AI-powered code editor, namely PearAI.
PearAI's goal is to reduce the time it takes for an individual to go from idea to creation. Coding itself is a crucial tool in product development, and we believe that with the advancement of AI, it may drastically change over the coming years. We aim to build the environment that will encompass these changes, both in the short-term and long-term. For more questions, checkout the PearAI FAQ section below!
Current features include:
Codebase context: talk to your code
Built-in PearAI chat
Inline AI prompting and diff changes
AI debugging, including errors shown in terminal
And many more!
Instagram ► / fryingpan.ig
Twitter ► / codefryingpan
2nd channel ► @PansDay (vlogs) @FryingPanLIVEE (livestream highlights)
Discord ► / discord
Watch me LIVE ► / fryingpan
► What is this startup series?
2 best friends living in New York, @FryingPan , a software engineer who worked at big tech companies, and @nang88 , a software engineer who worked at top high frequency trading firms, both recently quit their jobs to do startups. Their current idea? PearAI, an open-source AI powered code editor. Join us on our mission, either as a user or contributor, to empower people to build out their ideas: trypear.ai. (PearAI Discord: / discord )
► Who am I?
My lore now is too long to describe... but to put it as simply as possible:
My name is Pan, I'm originally from Montreal, Canada, I'm 6'5 and speak French, Mandarin and English fluently. I grew up in a single mother household (s/o to my mum) on government subsidy, but since then I've been able to forge a path for myself: I've been an actor in Asia, studied computer science in Canada, worked at big tech companies like Meta, Coinbase and Tesla Autopilot as a software engineer, and also been a TH-camr and streamer since I was a kid. I aim to inspire, entertain and educate by sharing my experiences and stories through the means of uploading my consciousness to the internet. Let's see how far I can push myself... Welcome to my channel.
► PearAI FAQ
Difference with GitHub Copilot: Copilot is restricted to using GPT4 Turbo currently, which, not only is not the best model on the market, it's not even the best model OpenAI has. With PearAI, we use the latest models on the market and keep it updated. You will inherently receive 20-30% better generated coding results. Also the user interaction with the AI is much better, and allows for file generation as well.
Difference with ChatGPT: PearAI will have better generated coding results due to using better models (Claude 3.5 Sonnet), and also an integrated AI in your code environment means much more efficiency: we provide you with codebase context through RAG (all stored locally on your computer), so you can talk to your codebase directly. You cannot do this in ChatGPT.
Difference with Cursor: we are open source, meaning we have complete trust and transparency. We don't store any of your data. This also means we have better customer support, as we have an entire community willing to help you out. Also, we have better pricing! Our future roadmap is also pretty different, see trypear.ai/faq for more details.
Why can't be an extension? Because being an extension severely limits the UI you can change within VSCode. The future of coding cannot be an extension, it will require major UI rehauls that is not possible as an extension. For example, even UI popups within the file is not possible as an extension. If you prefer to use an extension, I'd recommend Continue.dev!
Why VSCode fork? To maintain familiarity and allow people to switch to it easier. Also contains most of the functionality you would need within a regular code editor.
Want to see a demo? Checkout • Building a new feature...
Anything else? Checkout trypear.ai/faq
#newyork #coding #startup
yo check description for frequently asked questions! hehe. oh and go try out trypear.ai, we got a free trial built-in, so just download and use, GO DO IT NOW AND TELL ME HOW U LIKE IT
Edit: If you're here from the Twitter drama, or you're curious about it, see this doc made by someone from PearAI's community which details the timeline of events and the actual facts of what happened: docs.google.com/document/d/1teTD90aC8ZLCjnB1uUPUENiBjnpWFsZpkNzIOxAjl2I/edit#heading=h.lkmpmubb4xql
Next episode: th-cam.com/video/7JLLWORzGLM/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=nang
PearAI project GitHub repo: github.com/trypear/pearai-master
You quitting jobs is the main content of this channel
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*1 year later* I quit my startup that I quit my job for
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
bro....don't tell me you turning into techlead or jomatech?
😂😂
I'm turning into yo daddy
@@FryingPanhis dad is techlead
Where the fuck did jomatech disappeared
@@FryingPan AYO 💀
bro we've seen him grow exponentially throughout the years, bro's no longer pan, he a whole cutlery
I've been more of a quiet subscriber here, but as someone who's starting her journey in the tech industry, it has always been fascinating watching your videos and being a part of your journey. I'm sure it's scary but like you said this is once in a lifetime opportunity, and I'm sure you will do amazing!
Good luck with this new adventure, sending you good vibes🤞🏻🍀
((will def try PearAI and tell ppl about it!!))
thx for commenting :)
sounds like "start up" k drama, a bunch of early start ups then demo and hope to get invested lol
i am the kdrama
@@FryingPan 🙄
Pan could def be Nam Joo-hyuk screaming MONEY
I was thinking of that too
can’t wait to see this journey !!
Bre bre
What's the differences between PearAI and Continue dev? Genuine question, I'm curious to know the advantages PearAI has and the moat you're building.
hey nick, see our FAQ here! trypear.ai/faq
@@user-mw7lv lmfaooooooo dead
You will regret the things you didn't try more than the things you tried. Go for that leap of faith, you're still young!
I don't know if you'll ever see my comment but I just want you to know, among many other youtubers, your videos were one of the many that really helped me stay motivated and got me into tech as well. Keep pursuing your dream bro :) I'll be keep supporting from where I am
Dude I started following you since 2020, and your crazy life journey is a true inspiration to me.
Good luck on making great things happen! 🔥🔥🔥
I actually do remember watching you when you were still a student so this is exciting. gonna be hard for sure, but exciting and hopefully rewarding in the end. you´ve got it, man! fans are fan-ing!
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Good Luck !!!! Cant wait to see the great things you gone make with this startup. :D
LETS GOOO PAN! Man when I found out you were friends with Daniel, I was perplexed asf because I met both him and Mino over the summer. I've always loved your content, genuinely the most relatable CS major haha. Go get your bag bro, one day I hope to meet you
Tell Daniel I miss him! he da goat
Congrats, Pan
I hope the day comes when you can say, without a doubt, that all the sacrifices and tough decisions were worth it. 🤞🏻
I wish you the best, I know things will workout because you have a strong work ethic.
Before, I was thinking that PearAI is not original etc... but screw it, give it a shot! Good luck!
Thanks for giving us the benefit of doubt!
This video got recommended to me after I've watched your software engineer intern video 3 years ago. Been a while. I am rooting for you. When I read the title I honestly instinctively found myself saying "what???💀" ... My ungraduated ass would do anything to secure that kinda life. But I'm actually going through it hard too. Been considering a lot of things about my life and the kind of opportunities I want for myself amidst the mess I'm in being not out of uni like all my peers and people my age. Go for it as much as you want. We create our lives so we might as well be the bosses of our own jobs too. Wishing you all the best. 🙏🏼
so exciting can't wait to see you embark on this journey 🍐
@@nicholast come play pickleball
@@FryingPan he is unemployed, let him job hunt
You've definitely come a long way from where you started. Just by watching your videos you can see how much you've changed. Who knows what the future of PearAI holds but the fact that you decided to quit your high paying job to pursue your dreams shows an immense amount of dedication. We all hope the best for your future and your startup. Goodluck!!
The transparency is why we love your content
we do it all open source!
w marketing
Real asf. You only live once… lets get that bread💯
You got this bro you motivate me to do better!
huge congrats!
Congrats man lessgo
All the best for your new venture!
bro your life is just like mine, im living the mini version of your life
youll understand if i say this, fake it till you make it.
U got this
Wish the best of luck to you man, as someone who doesn’t come from the U.S which makes the dream of being in silicon valley and perusing the business dream almost impossible, i hope you go through with your startup and follow your dreams for all of us around the world who wish a similar opportunity. Wish you the best.
Thank you!
i was about to sleep and this video made me go back up to code😂😅
Very impressive and inspiring. Best of luck. Support from Egypt 🇪🇬🎉🎉
i love you pan, i hope you find success with PearAI
This is amazing! Good luck :)
Yo congrats! Massive W on the intial seed funding. These next few weeks are going to be brutal.
From what I've seen, i know you can do it though!
Congrats on this new chapter of your journey! As a fellow programmer, I wish you the best and that you can find time to take care of yourself. Good luck with PearAI
Thank u Luka we gon need it
Do you ever miss the life where you wanted to be an actor and when you were in the business school? do you think this is the right fit for you and what you want?
That's what life is for, we gotta find out together!
This is the most amazing thingggggggg everrrrrrrr
I will also follow along with you on my own journey though
Keep up well and very very best of luck
good luck woth your journey i know you got this! 🙌🔥
Ty 4k we gon need it ❤
congrats pan! you're one of my role models. I hope I can do something like you in the future
Work hard Pan! I hope everything goes the way you plan to, ill also be working hard to acomplish my dreams(short-term goals cuz im abt to graduate from uni) :")
Sacrifices are scary but many times they are definitely worth it! So make the most out of this huge opportunity. Things will work out for good
See, THIS is what you call a hard worker. It's not short cuts or coming from money like a Kennedy. This guy worked his *BEEP* off to get to this point & the journey isn't even over. I don't even think you'll hit the QUIT button on a keyboardexcited for your success. Be safe.
Go chase your dream! Best of luck!!
Good luck, goat.
How does it make sense for PearAI to become vc funded when it's literally open source software? what am I missing here
Many VC funded startups are open source! E.g. GitLabs
damn I love you but wtf is going on on twitter. it sounds like you copied a whole ass other codebase
People are running with the slander headlines like crazy... I will make a video next to clear things up.
We have always been open and honest about being a fork of VSCode and Continue. There is nothing wrong about building off existing open source projects. See Cursor who raised 60million and is also a fork of VSCode, and they're a great product! One big goal of open source is so that others can build off it.
People got upset because they thought we omitted about also being a fork of Continue, which is not the case. It had been in our videos, livestreams, and the code (which is literally public!!) since the beginning.
We build on top of these projects, and the code itself is still fully open source and free to use. There was so much misunderstanding, and tech people who just hate influencers on Twitter ran wild.
I guess not everyone has time to dig deeper to understand the whole context and see what we did. I will make a video to lay out the facts. If you're curious, someone from PearAI's community laid out the entire timeline of events you can see here: docs.google.com/document/d/1teTD90aC8ZLCjnB1uUPUENiBjnpWFsZpkNzIOxAjl2I/edit#heading=h.lkmpmubb4xql
@@FryingPan millennial neckbeards mad my zoomer bro is winning. stay winning pan. supporting u bro
@@bigboxSWE thanks box ❤️🫡
Put the Frying Pan in the bag bro ( I love you so much, good luck, God bless you )
Goodluck bud!!! Can't wait to see the next "How I raised my series A"!
Thank you for your sacrifice sir 🥲🫡🫡
I’m sorry, but leaving a whopping $270,000 high paying job a year, in not only a difficult time for the tech industry when it comes to jobs but the entire country as a whole is absolutely asinine. All to pursue a start up (of which is already difficult to to keep alive let alone profitable) of which also already has a pretty serious competitor seems crazy. I know taking risks is important, but their’s a time and a place for everything. Who’s to say generative AI or AI in general is even going to be popular in the next year let alone the next few years. Investors are already questioning rather or not, they’ll see any return on their money. Who cares about the potential in five or ten years if their’s not a big consumer base now. I wish you the best of luck but man; I hope you have a ton of money saved up.
He could easily find another swe job if pearAI doesn't work out, his resume is stacked.
You inspire me. I hope your startup is a success!
Keep grinding 👍🏽
lets fkngooooooooooo proud of you
125 views in 5 minutes? This is soooo underrated to have that!
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The balls u need to have to do this , irrespective of what happens its really inspirational.
Thanks for understanding. It's not easy on my mental health x)
@@FryingPan Cheering for u brother , fortune favours the brave.
believe in u 1000% bro!!
Congrats 👏 👏 👏
just from nangs video . Congrats!
Nice man ! Amazing Y combinator invested , damn nice
Congratulations! All the best ! When your company becomes big give me a SWE job 😂
good luck brother. hopefully PearAI work for you
Good luck man ❤
LET'S GO! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I can't believe a Concordia graduate is succeeding in life congrats!
Congrats! YC is hard to get into! Good luck with the startup!
Who else was watching that one 3 am twitch stream where Nang leaked the funders 🤣
😂😂
who were they
who were they
who were they
who were they
goodluck man!
Crazy months ago on twitch you told me to grind for a job, and now here you are quitting a job to take big risks while I'm still looking. Definitely feeling stuck.
We got this together, dont give up!
@@FryingPan Would you ever be willing to do a resume review? Feeling so stuck now and really doing my best. You are a huge inspo ngl
@@davidpark9619 read the room lmfao
I will say best of luck to you yeah this might be one in a lifetime opportunity and i respect you took it. Go big or go home all the best. This is for nang too
I wish you the best, man
Goodluck man
good luck bro!
i swear every computer science student that are rich af look like anime protagonist: asian with long black hair
Fam good luck! Defs review your business model canvas and brush up on your presentation and pitch skills
u guys are privileged af, so to balance it out, you have to return something positive to society
I grew up on government subsidy raised by a single mother. I earned my privilege! It is scary to throw it away. But one must have confidence we can always earn it back.
I hope the rewards of building your own startup outweigh all sacrifice you made for it
congrats pan🚀
Easiest lick of the century take the money and dip
Good luck man o7
I support u pan. Live out ur dream
chat are we joining founder mode?
i've been in founder mode since I was 8 (i uploaded a club penguin hack video)
What differs you from cursor AI? Not hating just I been using cursor and will try out pear. Is there a "wow factor" that separates you from your competitor?
Check out video description FAQ section and trypear.ai/faq!
Mad respect
Good luck!
Congrats broski 🎉 this is a fire story 🔥🔥🔥🔥 when you said implemented Dijkstra algorithm at work I thought of a navigation company but this make sense being at Tesla. 🍐
#1 goat!!
It is better to keep the job while you are starting a startup, and just start performing badly until they fire you…
If you have a life outside those doors, you will not like many streets of San Francisco.
Hey bro really like your vids. keep up the grind!!
I'm getting into cs and not sure how to go through it can you tell whats the best thing to start with
😊hinting courage the best is to take the wonderful opportunities that come in your life everything is totally worth it😊😉when you take the wonderful chances that come you don’t regret anything 😊stay confident and strong highting may god help you and be with you
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉, Keep us posted please, we need more of these, All the details of your journey !! Thanks !!
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You are smart man. Why cant you see companies are already using co-pilot? You need a slightly different idea IMO.
Wow congrats! Holy Sh*t
congrats!
0:30 yo bro congrats!
You will be missed
Miss u
is pearAI a gpt wrapper or do you make your own AI
Dude you are a fucking legend
So CursorAI but looks cooler and frying pan runs it ?!?! downloading rn..
Becoming inspiration video by video for me bro...
first lesson, make those 12 hours a day 16 hours a day
best of luck brother, big step up
Chill out bro I need my goon time