I spent a week with Farza Majeed. In his own words, he's "just a guy that loves creating things for others", such as:
- a $100k/year eBay business selling CDs as a teenager
- Zipschool, a better way to homeschool your kids via live classes for 150,000 students
- Buildspace, a school for people to work on their own ideas, helping over 200,000 people become app developers, content creators, musicians, writers, or doing anything else they loved
Farza is like the internet's big brother. He makes it seem so simple to follow your passion, because he's because he's been doing it for years. He never gives advice, just tells his story and hopes people learn something from it. You look at him and think, "if he can do it, why can't I?"
Everyone in Silicon Valley wants something from you, but Farza literally hasn't charged his users for the past 5 years. I'm often shocked at how he's able to afford rent, yet I'm also fairly certain he's going to be a billionaire.
After burning out, he's back to founding another company. I wrote for
@sfalexandria_ about his journey, how he changes the lives of everyone he meets, and what keeps him going.
sfalexandria.com/posts/farza…