Derek Yoyo Hsieh

stanford dropout building the future // crafting context to revolutionize how we think & work

Timeline

Took a leave of absence to build the future, more to come...

Gatekeep

Built the world's first llm powered video model, and scaled to over 25k users on the first week of launch

Vertix

Scaled a labor aggregator platform managing high school engineers with startups. Grew to 100+ vetted builders, reaching $200K ARR in consultant contracts.

Mu Manor

Raised $45k to run SF's most unhinged freshman hacker house - 13 builders, infinite chaos, shipped daily

Led AI initiatives alongside CTO at heavy industry software company. Built systems handling millions of concurrent IoT sensors and real-time data processing.