Sang Shin: Startup Rebel, Investor Philosopher and Life in a Simulation – E615

"And if you really start asking the truth about yourself, why are you really doing whatever you're doing? Why are you feeling the way that you're feeling? It all boils down to the self inside of you. He has this idea of the operator and the machine, but for me, it was more about the operator inside of you. Why are you doing what you're doing? Why are you feeling the way that you're feeling? If you really drill down into it, you'll understand that it ultimately boils down to the self, everything." - Sang Shin is an entrepreneur, investor, and philosopher.

"So I thought, going to a startup is retiring from the corporate rat race, but there is another rat race. So then what is actually retirement from the system itself? You are not in the system anymore. In some form or some way you have attained a level of financial freedom, which you should be using. It takes time, you cannot just get there from day one, you have to work your way towards it. But at least you know that is what you are working towards. You are not working towards becoming a CEO, you are working towards the goal of financial freedom, which can be attained in many different ways." - Sang Shin is an entrepreneur, investor, and philosopher.

Jeremy Au and Sang Shin trace Sang’s journey from a privileged childhood in the Philippines to his evolution as an entrepreneur, investor, and philosopher. They unpack the pivotal moments that shaped his outlook, the hard lessons from building a privacy-first startup that challenged big tech, and his creation of Fafty, a belief system grounded in the idea that life is a simulation and the true goal is to elevate personal existence. Their conversation weaves together stories of youthful awakening, the realities of startups and investing, and reflections on AI, religion, and parenting as forces that guide self-transformation.