The Secret Behind Creating Viral Apps & Becoming The Youngest Intern at Tesla

The Dealroom with Shamus Madan

Dylan Diamond shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting with making websites in 4th grade to becoming Tesla's youngest intern at 17 to dropping out of UPenn to pursue building a company. He discusses his engineering background, early projects, and the creation and adoption of the Saturn app. Dylan balances his Tesla work with app development, meets co-founder Max, and reflects on early startup lessons. The conversation covers Saturn's growth, strategies, and challenges faced, as well as critiques of social media models and monetization strategies. Dylan concludes with key lessons from building Saturn, reflections on past failures, and personal advice.

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(0:00) Introduction and early success of Dylan Diamond (1:00) Dylan's journey from Tesla intern to dropping out (2:00) Dylan's background in engineering and early projects (5:04) The creation and adoption of the Saturn app (11:20) Balancing Tesla work with app development (16:32) Meeting co-founder Max and early startup lessons (19:30) The growth of Saturn and decision to pursue it full-time (23:19) Strategies for Saturn's growth and overcoming challenges (27:55) Critiquing social media models and Saturn's monetization (35:01) Key lessons from building Saturn and staying focused (38:47) Reflections on past failures and personal advice