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raised in the Philly suburbs
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learned to code in high school
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moved to San Francisco
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became employee #1 at a startup
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now returning to college in Los Angeles

2023

August 1st, 2023

Life at the Margin

How I got $25,000 in debt

Financing my life with credit cards and margin loans.

January 10th, 2023

Commencement

2022 in Review

Hiking the PCT through California. Getting in-state status at UCLA. More crypto stuff. My 2022 in review.

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2022

August 20th, 2022

100 Days in the Wild

From Mexico to Oregon on the Pacific Crest Trail

I spent the last three months hiking through the California wilderness. Some notes and photos from the trail.

January 9th, 2022

Back to Normal?

2021 in Review

Pennsylvania, New York, Washington, and California. TradFi and DeFi. Back to school at UCLA. My 2021 in review.

2021

September 27th, 2021

Accredited Investor

Investing in Startups With the Series 65

From studying for the exam to registering with the SEC — my foray into investing in startups and venture capital by passing the Series 65 and becoming a licensed investment adviser representative.

February 1st, 2021

Startup Year

A Review of My Year at Jupiter (YC S19)

At the end of 2019, I moved to a new place in San Francisco and started my career as a startup software engineer. I am now planning on returning to college. My 2020 in review.

2020

November 9th, 2020

Hello from Nathan Leung

A Life Update

Two weeks ago, I sent 208 old friends — everyone from elementary school teachers to my intern mentor at Google — an email life update for the first time. Here's the email I sent, with some results.

July 29th, 2020

Carpe Annum

My 2020 Gap Year Playbook (for Startups and Tech)

As more and more colleges go online, I've started to get more questions from students about taking a gap year. If you're looking to take a gap year soon, willing to learn how to code, and interested in pursuing a career in tech, here's what I recommend.

June 8th, 2020

A Few Words

On the George Floyd Protests

A few words on George Floyd, racism, and taking action.

March 31st, 2020

Playing in Traffic

How to Make a Professional Personal Website for Free

This blog is deployed to Europe, Asia, SF, and NYC. It's secured with SSL, updates instantly, and is served from my personal domain. An intro to HTML/CSS, web hosting, and DNS, and how to get this for free.

February 25th, 2020

Why I Dropped Out

From My Freshman Year to Google to a Startup

My 2019 in review: freshman year, leaving college, a summer at Google, and joining a startup. Some notes on 2020 and beyond.

2019

November 20th, 2019

C.R.E.A.M.

Managing My $40K Google Internship Money

I made $40,000 working this summer as a software engineering intern. From high-yield savings to stocks and bonds, here's how I'm managing this pile of cash.

November 1st, 2019

The California Zephyr

From Chicago to San Francisco by Train in 52 Hours

A photojournal of 52 hours on Amtrak, from the Mississippi River to San Francisco Bay. A round trip across America for $500: SJC to LAX to DTW to BOS to PHL to MDW to San Francisco. Some tips for finding cheap flights.

September 16th, 2019

Hello to All That?

My First Summer in Tech

On moving to San Francisco at nineteen. Memorable moments from my first summer in Silicon Valley.

August 20th, 2019

4320 Minutes

How I Handled My Suspension on the Common App

Why I took three unplanned days off of school the summer after my freshman year. Handling my high school suspension during the college admissions process and beyond. Thoughts four years later.

May 11th, 2019

The Internship

How I Got a Google Internship Freshman Year

From application, to interview, to offer — my path to landing a full software engineering intern position at Google as a first-year student, my unconventional hiring process, and a few resources I recommend for those going through the process now.

April 9th, 2019

Rock, Stick, Mud

Why I Run

I was an avid runner in high school, running thirty miles per week year-round as a member of the cross country and track teams. Since coming to college, week by week, I've run less and less and less. Some thoughts on getting back into it.

March 2nd, 2019

From Zero to One

A Definitive Proof That 1 > 0

The most interesting proof I did in my first-year real analysis course — drawing on the ordered field axioms to prove 1 > 0. An introduction to mathematical reasoning from first principles.

January 9th, 2019

A Guide to Applying to Michigan

On Ross Preferred Admission, LSA vs. Engineering, and More

Updated for 2021. Things to know when applying to the University of Michigan — LSA vs. Engineering vs. Ross, dual degrees, Ross preferred admission, AP credit, majors, housing, Bursley or Baits, and more.
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