be Alex Mashrabov > start programming at 10 > get a Meta internship offer at 18... turn it down > build an AI startup called AI Factory instead > Snap buys it for a reported $166 million in 2019 > leave and co-found Higgsfield to launch the AI video platform in 2025 > get 32 million users and nearly 1 million paying subscribers > on track for $1 BILLION+ in annualized revenue > built one of the fastest-scaling gen AI companies in the US and he says they're barely scratching the surface