Entrepreneurs: the unknown tale of the average superhero

All my life I looked for a career that would define me. Seven undergrad programs, three universities, two countries, seven years. My mom had given up on me.

I graduated as an immigrant post-9/11. Few jobs. I landed a startup internship and fell in love with the hustle — a team of misfits building something that mattered. I was alive. I was part of something.

We're sold the Silicon Valley myth: overnight success, an app, a billion dollars. The truth is humility and patience. Sometimes you miss the steady paycheck — and you finally understand why your old boss was so stressed.

So why do it? Because to be an entrepreneur is a quiet act of heroism — not for the riches, but because we serve. We generate jobs, pay taxes, feed families, and create something out of nothing.

If you want it only for the money, keep the paycheck. But if you have that burning desire to build — I dare you.