Halfway Through Spring 2026 · Notes on YC · Natecation
We’re now six weeks into Y Combinator’s Spring 2026 batch with Harbor — a little over halfway through the program — with five weeks to go…
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2025 in Review · Starting Up · Natecation
Previous years: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019. Putting together a personal “year-in-review” at the end of each year has become one…
2024 in Review · Heading North · Natecation
Previous years: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019. At the end of each year, I like to write a year in review. In large part, they’re a way…
The SEC’s Accredited Investor Rules Hurt the Startup Ecosystem · Let Startup Employees Invest in Other Startups · Natecation
Originally published in The Information on October 31st, 2024. For about 18 months, between mid-2021 and early 2023, I may have been one of…
San Francisco to Los Angeles to San Diego by Bike · Cycling Across California · Natecation
Co-ridden with Alex Becker, Cooper Grace, Elliot Klein, and Riley Walz; co-written with the help of Elliot’s highly detailed Strava…
2023 in Review · Foreign and Domestic · Natecation
Previous years: 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019. For the first time in five years — since 2018, when I graduated high school and entered college…
Walking the 37-Mile Pilgrimage to Luján · El Peregrino · Natecation
“¡Hay chori, hay vacío!” Smoke — from roadside parrillas grills, especially those used in asados serving up vacío flank steak, in Argentina…
How I Got $25,000 in Debt · Life at the Margin · Natecation
“I’m running a negative cash conversion cycle,” I explained, as I picked up the check. We’d just enjoyed a sumptuous dinner of duck and…
2022 in Review · Commencement · Natecation
Previous years: 2021, 2020, and 2019. It was sort of disorienting seeing so many of my friends graduate from college this year. After three…
From Mexico to Oregon on the Pacific Crest Trail · 100 Days in the Wild · Natecation
I spent the last three months hiking through California, mostly on the Pacific Crest Trail. Between the trail’s southern terminus near the…
2021 in Review · Back to Normal? · Natecation
Previous years: 2020 and 2019. After a cautious and isolated 2020, 2021 was a welcome step towards a more informed, less fearful approach to…
Investing in Startups With the Series 65 · Accredited Investor · Natecation
Editorial Note: Between July 2021 and January 2023, I was able to use my Series 65-based accreditation to make minor investments in a small…
A Review of My Year at Jupiter (YC S19) · Startup Year · Natecation
Editorial Note: I started writing this piece in October 2020, around when I was beginning to transition out of my role at Jupiter. At the…
A Life Update · Hello from Nathan Leung · Natecation
One of my favorite parts of living in San Francisco was its density: being so closely surrounded by the many thousands of interesting…
My 2020 Gap Year Playbook (for Startups and Tech) · Carpe Annum · Natecation
But she won’t drop out, her parents will look at her funny Now, tell me that ain’t insecure The concept of school seems so secure Kanye West…
On the George Floyd Protests · A Few Words · Natecation
What happened to George Floyd — and the many others killed by police brutality, discrimination, and injustice — is horrible. I condemn…
How to Make a Professional Personal Website for Free · Playing in Traffic · Natecation
Started a little blog just to get some traffic Old folks’ll tell you not to play in traffic, uh A million hits and the web crashes, damn…
From My Freshman Year to Google to a Startup · Why I Dropped Out · Natecation
Winter ‘19: Ann Arbor The dark morning sky, a blast of cold air, and the sound of construction workers beginning their day: it’s 7am in Ann…
Managing My $40K Google Internship Money · C.R.E.A.M. · Natecation
The bigger the bill, the harder you ball Well I’m throwing mine, cause my money long Wiz Khalifa, “Work Hard, Play Hard” (2012) Well, my…
From Chicago to San Francisco by Train in 52 Hours · The California Zephyr · Natecation
Three weeks ago, for the first time ever, I bore witness the might of the Mississippi River, meditated in Iowa to an endless expanse of…
My First Summer in Tech · Hello to All That? · Natecation
I. 24th St. Mission In Philadelphia, $6.75 on the airport line is enough to take you all the way to Center City. In Chicago, $5 on the blue…
How I Handled My Suspension on the Common App · 4320 Minutes · Natecation
I got suspended, ooh, you got suspended For chiefin’ a hunnid blunts, 14,400 minutes Chance the Rapper, “14,400 Minutes” (2012) Those who…
How I Got a Google Internship Freshman Year · The Internship · Natecation
I’m currently sitting somewhere above Nebraska, halfway to San Francisco on the way to a twelve-week internship at Google’s Mountain View…
Why I Run · Rock, Stick, Mud · Natecation
For all of middle and high school, I was a member of the cross country and track teams. I ran six days a week, year-round throughout my…
A Definitive Proof That 1 > 0 · From Zero to One · Natecation
Every time we create something new, we go from 0 to 1. The act of creation is singular, as is the moment of creation, and the result is…
On Ross Preferred Admission, LSA vs. Engineering, and More · A Guide to Applying to Michigan · Natecation
The University of Michigan’s Regular Decision deadline is fast approaching — February 1, 2021. I’m a current first-year at Michigan…