Transferring To Santa Clara University, Joining Google, Founding An AI Startup In Silicon Valley, Fundraising, How Startups Die, and more on Diwan Podcast with VCpreneur and Mohammad Musa
Guest Intro:
Mohammad Musa is founder and CEO of Deepen.ai. He also teaches Engineering management at Santa Clara university, and teaches product management at Faculty. Before that he worked at Google for almost 6 years. Before Google he worked an Havok, Sonics and Emergent.
Deepen.ai is not his first company, his first attempt at starting his own company was Cultured Games, which lasted for less than 2 years. He also founded LifeLong AI, a non-profit organization that he will tell us more about today.
Mohammed started his academic life in Jordan, at Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST), but then transferred to Santa Clara University, where he completed his bachelor’s degree then a masters degree in computer engineering. He was an active student, he founded the Engineering & Business Alliance at santa clara university, that held the first business plan competition at the university in the early 2000’s
Mohammed lived in Jordan, Ireland, Japan, and The US.
Mohammad's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad/
In Today's Episode with Mohammad Musa:
What does Deepen.ai do, how, and who are the company's customers, and the vision of the company.
Raising capital from venture capital firms vs angel investors especially in the seed stage.
The journey of a Jordanian-American immigrant founder, who transferred from a Jordanian university to a Silicon Valley university, and the differences between them.
How to find a job as a fresh graduate in Silicon Valley.
Sharing the story of joining and then leaving Google.
The story of LifeLong AI, a non-profit organization Mohammad established in MENA.
Why California? or Why Silicon Valley is still an attraction to founders and VCs although many people work remotely now?
"Diwan" Podcast is hosted by VCpreneur: Ahmad Takatkah.
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