10 years later - an open thank you letter to @hadip & @apartovi i’ve been meaning to write this for years. this is long due. i was born in Goa, India - a tiny state with no real exposure to tech, no startup scene, no fancy schools. people around me didn’t expect much. but when i was 7, i stumbled across a website that would change everything: @codeorg ❤️ (thankfully due to two awesome folks who did a workshop in my tiny state) what you built — the vision behind it, the simplicity, the access — it *quietly sparked* something in me. with just a computer and curiosity, i started building. and i never stopped. because of that spark, i ended up: - building a project which got $7million in TVL at 13 - building and exiting my first crypto startup at 14 - worked at Solana Labs, FTX Ventures and LayerZero - joining Eigen Labs and working on several engineering projects since 15 - getting my O1 at 16 and moving across the world 🇺🇸 none of that happens without code dot org. no exaggeration. you didn’t just teach me how to code - you made me believe i could. and that belief was more valuable than any tutorial or language. today, i just wanted to say thank you. properly. and if either of you are ever down to grab coffee - i owe you one (or several). ~ attached proof of usage :p with all my heart, gajesh naik