"In many Chinese families, stability and status are deeply valued. Having a so-called stable job and predictable financial security is viewed as a "good" choice. My parents and uncles ran very small businesses. They never considered themselves successful, so they were always hoping I could get a stable job and life."
"Google and Meta gave me a strong start. I learned to scale products, work in a big company, and communicate with people from different cultures. My first project at Facebook was to optimize one of the buttons users see when they enter the app. It was a big project - making a button larger could generate millions, if not billions, of dollars for the company."
Yuhao Xu studied computer science at Zhejiang University, one of China's top institutions, and pursued the common career path among Chinese peers of studying in the US and joining a Silicon Valley tech company. He attended Carnegie Mellon University, interned at Google, and joined Meta in 2018, where he worked for three years on high-impact projects. In Chinese families, stability and predictable financial security are highly valued as markers of success. Despite the prestige and learning opportunities at Meta, where he worked on projects affecting millions of users, Xu eventually left to become a startup founder of Kuse, an AI-powered visual workspace, prioritizing personal fulfillment over the conventional path of corporate stability.
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