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A designer and engineer turned early-stage investor, Garry Tan’s journey to becoming managing partner of Initialized Capital was one that comprised hard work, learning from his mistakes, and most importantly, a confidence in betting against big tech.

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Garry was raised in the shadow of Silicon Valley. Armed with only a passion for coding at 14, he cut his teeth as an engineer and was paid $7 an hour, getting his customers through good ol’ cold calling, the yellow pages, and the internet. Eventually, Garry joined Y Combinator (YC), and as it grew from a little-known entrepreneurial programme into one of Silicon Valley’s best-known and regarded networks for early-stage technology startups, his budding career in the industry soon flourished. At the same time, he’d gained invaluable insights that he uses today for Initialized.