Founder of joinprequel.com 🚀 helping ambitious kids 9-17 discover their passions & potential

San Francisco, CA
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Live on ABC Tuscon! 2 tuition-free, AI-first schools in Arizona powered by Prequel and 2 Hour Learning @mackenzieprice What does it mean to be AI-first? 1. Our school and teachers are AI-first 👉 Unbound Academy and Novatio School will use AI-adaptive apps to personalize every student's learning plan. No child will have to sit in class bored because they're ahead or struggle because they're behind when a teacher must teach for the average student 👉 The school's AI prevents kids from "cheating" using AI for academics We have AI that tracks every student's screen, blocks apps and distractions they aren't supposed to be on, and ensures that students are progressing through their lessons by learning and understanding the knowledge. 2. Our students are AI-first 👉 Afternoons are spent in life-skills workshops that encourage students to create using AI While we don't allow students to use AI for core academic time, we encourage students to implement their learnings into passion projects and use state-of the-art AI to do it. Students spend afternoons building apps on Lovable, starting businesses AI to help them brainstorm and write copy, or making music, art, or playing puzzles with each other and an AI coach. I'm so excited to bring Prequel and all the entrepreneurial programming to schools.
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I came 1st 🥇 in the 30-34 age category at the Welland Long Course Triathlon! Here's what training in extreme sports taught me about business and life: 1. Don't get discouraged by a lack of short-term results. Good things take time. In the last six months since I started training, my body fat went from 30.8% to 25.7%, and I have lost two dress sizes. No difference is felt day to day. 2. Action informs theory You will never become a better runner if all you did was read books about running. But if you were to start running, you’ll likely become a better runner over time simply through practice. But we can't just mindlessly do do do, just like we can't self-indulge in only thinking thinking thinking without getting off the couch. Take what you think you know, put it into practice, and take the results to adjust what you know. Informational knowledge + Experiential knowledge = Your New Reality 3. Lose the victim mindset - everyone faces challenges On race day, we ran in 30-degree+ heat and no shade. I was walking a bit every km. I was frustrated with myself and wanted to quit. When we are put into shitty situations, we often get into a victim mindset. I was so focused on, "I'm not going to podium because of this heat!" that I completely forgot everyone else was going through the same thing. Life is not being unfair to you. ***Photo explanation: I wasn't the only one competing; the 2nd and 3rd place didn't show up on time!
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Ivy Xu ☀️ retweeted
had an awesome time @internet_pipes meetup - great bingo game idea @stephsmithio - amazing host and space @ivyxvine - met the most friendly dog Kola and the coolest people doing incredible things
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Was super fun hosting @internet_pipes event with @stephsmithio Maybe convinced my husband @wang to like fruit
Another day, another @internet_pipes rare fruit tasting! 🥭🫐🍈 This time we had almost 40 fruit! What don’t you recognize? Huge thank you to @ivyxvine for hosting in her space and to all the Torontonians who came! It was so nice to be home. 🥰
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Ivy Xu ☀️ retweeted
Another day, another @internet_pipes rare fruit tasting! 🥭🫐🍈 This time we had almost 40 fruit! What don’t you recognize? Huge thank you to @ivyxvine for hosting in her space and to all the Torontonians who came! It was so nice to be home. 🥰
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I did 350 burpees in a workout with Joe De Sena, the founder of Spartan Races. Here's what I learned about perseverance and not quitting. In 90 minutes, 25 people between 25 and 65 of all fitness levels did 300+ burpees—the type with pushups and jumps. Nobody quit By the end, I had hit my face on the ground because my arms gave out once, and others were huffing and puffing and crawling up. But still, nobody quit. I'm sure we all wanted to. Here's what got us through: 1. Quitting would be a public humiliation We did the burpees as a group. A leader called "DOWN", and we all went down. We had to wait until the last person was down before calling "UP" to jump up. If we messed up and one person missed a burpee, we restarted a set of 30. We were told if someone were to walk away, the group would start over again. No one wanted to let down the team or be seen as the person who quit. So when you want to do something hard and hold yourself accountable, make it embarrassing to quit. 2. Don't quit when the goal post moves We were told that that our goal was 210 burpees. When we got to 210, the new goal was 300. Oh boy, did I feel like throwing up my hands and quitting! That's so unfair! I hate it when expectations are not reality! But in the real world, what it takes to get to success is often more than expected. If you know that most people quit when the goal post moves, you need to be the one that keeps going. 3. Don't quit when the numbers get messed When we completed the 6th set of burpees - 180 burpees, Joe said no - we only did 5 sets. Some of us argued. That's unfair! We wanted to quit! Your progress or results might not be accounted for in the real world. Judgment of how far you have come is by the world and not you. Most people quit when they have already done more than what was acknowledged—don't be one of them if you want to reach the finish line. 4. Don't be someone who gets used to quitting When you finish something hard, you prove to yourself that you can do hard things. When you quit things you are committed to, you are telling yourself it's okay to quit and not reach your goals. This becomes a habit and hurts you not only in that moment but in the long term in the way your brain works. So before you decide to quit, even if it's something small - as long as it's not life-threatening - think about who you are becoming. Adults, parents, and teachers coddle kids and set low standards so they never fail or need to quit. We need to all not only learn to fail forward but also to persevere and not quit through immensely uncomfortable challenges. Bet on the person in the boxing ring who keeps getting up. Be the person who keeps getting up so you can be confident in betting on yourself.
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Teens at Prequel have met, been mentored by, and collaborated with fascinating people like @sama , @SahilBloom , @hubermanlab, @bumble founder, and @david_perell - all through their own direct outreach. How do they do it when adults dream of facetime with these titans? To meet interesting people, you must first be interesting. Here's how to be interesting. 1. Take your interests seriously Too many people go through life passively, feeling lukewarm about everything. Sparkly people are multi-passionate, go deep out of pure enjoyment of what they do, and continue to improve. They drop music mixes, train for tennis tournaments, go fishing every weekend, and play competitive poker. I will forever have "wow, tell me more" moments with them. 2. Do things instead of thinking about doing things There are lots of things everybody wants to do, but few people are willing to be proactive and take the initiative. Like starting a community, organizing an event, writing a book, or creating something. 3. Have ambitious goals Successful people overinvest in ambitious people, especially young people. Teens at Prequel want to impact millions and are already going as far and as fast as they can before they meet leaders of their industry. 4. Share your work online A big part of our curriculum at Prequel AlphaX is to become an expert and build in public. You don't become an Olympian by running super fast in your backyard, you have to run in front of millions of people. Experts have ideas and a POV that moves a field forward. The real world must judge your ideas, opinions, and work. Our students post 2-5x a day and reach out to industry leaders weekly. Take a lesson from these teens, and make yourself interesting.
I'm 17 years old & I started writing online 2 years ago. And I met Sam Altman yesterday. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I could have these opportunities and this network because of my writing. How far I've come. @sama @david_perell
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What I thought would make me feel wealthy: - mansions - handbags - michelin restaurants What actually makes me feel wealthy: - remote work with easy access to nature and beach - mid day walks whenever the sun is out - groceries without looking at the price - trips and quality time with people I love Freedom is wealth
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You don’t need to wait until you find your purpose to start living. We spend so much of our life "waiting to figure it out." We chase purpose for those fleeting moments when we’ve captured it. Then it’s gone, and we begin again. Finding purpose is a lifelong pursuit. It happens in the small moments.
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Three powerful growth mindsets I'm taking into 2024: 1. Don't put labels on yourself We do it more often than we think. "I'm a slow learner." "I'm not athletic." "I'm not technical." "I'm not organized." "I'm not smart." These statements become limiting beliefs guiding what we decide we can or cannot do in life. 2. The only thing stopping you from making $10M is that you don't know how - @AlexHormozi So go and learn how. Apply this with anything else that you want. 3. The most powerful question you can ask yourself is, "What are you going to do about it?" Want to spend more time with your family? Want to scale your business? Want to travel more? Want to get back together with an ex? Most people spend time daydreaming and planning without action. Or we feel helpless like we can't do anything. Are you going to block off time for your kid's soccer games? Are you going to hire a business coach? Are you going to find a remote job? Are you going to go and stop your ex's wedding? We always have the power to do something. And it's okay if we choose not to (stopping a wedding) but it's because we don't want it badly enough.
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I built a PrequelGPT. Go ahead, try it out. chat.openai.com/g/g-KGmALJPa…
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Next time you pick up your kid from a friend’s house ask them: “Do you feel happier, less happy, or the same after spending time with that friend?”
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Quietly organize their friends into three categories:
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Being around energizing people is like a drug. It won’t take long for your kid to learn how to sniff out uplifting relationships and avoid destructive ones.
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We all know someone who creates drama. It’s freaking exhausting. But positive friendships have the opposite effect. They can relax you, energize you, and even improve your physical health.
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Your kid is no different. And while forbidding them to see certain friends might backfire, you can certainly nudge them toward the positive friendships.
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77% of Americans regret not learning about finance early in life. What is ONE thing you wished you learned about money sooner?
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A new report has found that 80% of undergrad grades at Yale last year were A’s. Apparently, this is called “grade inflation” — and it’s prevalent in all schools. But is it a problem? Yep.
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This may not seem like a terrible thing, but handing out A’s to kids who don’t truly deserve them isn’t doing them a favor— It’s killing their future potential.
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Kids need to stumble. Kids need to fail. Kids need to compete. It’s the only way to grow.
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