Operon founder plans to leave college and focus on startup
AI · First reported 9 Nov, 05:01 · Updated 05:19
Anderson Chen, 22, says he plans not to return to Nanyang Technological University and will focus on Operon, his Y Combinator-backed industrial AI startup. He says the company grew during his first gap year and that his youth has helped attract clients.
- Chen says he is taking a second gap year and plans not to return to college to focus on Operon.
- Operon automates tasks in heavy industries, including manufacturing, oil and gas, and construction. [768fb5f9-1cca-47f1-b40f1-b40f-3c2d9fef49be]
- Chen says being young has helped him attract clients in an industry dominated by older rivals or executives. [768fb5f9-1cca-47f1-b40f-3c2d9f49be]
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- Anderson Chen, 22
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- Operon, an industrial AI startup backed by Y Combinator
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- Nanyang Technological University in Singapore; Chen says he plans not to return
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- Manufacturing, oil and gas, and construction
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