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Otter.ai’s CEO grew up with rationed food in China—now his AI startup makes $100 million a year, and he runs on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s smoothie daily
Otter.ai’s Sam Liang left China for the American Dream but struggled with English. Taping lectures on a Walkman sparked the idea that made him a millionaire.
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Sam Liang moved from China to the United States to study, struggling with a language barrier that left him barely able to follow his professors. He brought a Sony Walkman to class, recorded every lecture and replayed the tapes until he understood the material. Those habits inspired him to co‑found the AI notetaking service Otter.ai in 2016. The company now generates roughly $100 million in annual revenue, and Liang, a millionaire CEO, says he runs on a daily Arnold Schwarzenegger‑style smoothie.
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