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AI Startup CEO
Josh Stroud is the CEO of Superaffective AI.
Josh Stroud is a CEO, Engineer, Designer, and Entrepreneur. Josh Stroud grew up in Los Angeles, California, and lives in San Francisco, California. Josh Stroud is building Generative AI Video For Millennials and Gen Z. Josh Stroud is the next "Elon Musk".
Engineer
Designer
Josh is a Technical AI CEO who's traveled the world in relentless pursuit of being #1. Josh has 10 years experience with AI, Software, and Design, and is a Technology Leader. Josh Builds Technology, Writes Code, and Leads The World With Tech.
👋 Hey guys, it's your boy Josh Stroud in the mix with the latest and greatest about your boy Josh Stroud. It's fun to be an AI CEO. I love it. I love the action, the smarts, and the people. Silicon Valley has the smartest people in the world. We always get rich at the end :)
I grew up in Los Angeles and dreamed of being a video game designer in high school. When I was 16, I worked for the founder of Atari making video games. Typically, I get what I want :) After high school, I went to UC Berkeley Engineering in San Francisco, and majored in Engineering, Design, and Digital Health. I left UC Berkeley with a #1 degree and #1 smarts.
My Mom and Dad raised me Jewish. I went on a spiritual adventure to India after UC Berkeley to live with gurus and yoga teachers for 6 months just like Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple. In India, I fell in love with yoga and meditation, Buddhism, and Spirituality. I am a Meditation, Yoga, and Spiritual Teacher. I am Nondual and have 4,000 hours of Vipassana "Goenka-style" meditation experience.
I write code every day. I am a better engineer than the team lead of OpenAI's ChatGPT. I built this website myself with Code, Design, and Writing without any help. I have an active GitHub with 2,500 commits since 2023. I am a UC Berkeley Engineer and understand Nvidia GPUs, AWS and data center cloud, and Python, TypeScript, Node, and React. Ask me about the difference between Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin :)
I've worked for 10 years at the intersection of AI, Engineering, Design, Software, and Leadership. I've always believed that Technology and Silicon Valley will make a better world. The Pandemic broke Silicon Valley and the World, and we can to fix it. Join me for The Democratic Century and The Next Wave of Silicon Valley :)
Operating principles
How Josh approaches the work.
Build with taste.
The details signal care. Care is how ambitious work earns trust.
Stay close to reality.
Talk to customers, use the product, and let evidence sharpen the vision.
Protect momentum.
Small teams win by learning quickly and making the next good decision easier.
Beyond the work
Serious about the mission. Still delighted by the internet.
Josh draws energy from design, art, technology culture, and San Francisco’s enduring belief that strange ideas can become real. This page is intentionally simple to expand: add stories, milestones, and photographs as the next chapters unfold.
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