My brother mocked my startup as a “little project” at Dad’s birthday—until the truth behind it turned the entire room silent

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The look on Sophia’s face made it worth it.

Three years after the acquisition, NeuralFlow’s technology had been woven into Google’s core products, reaching billions of users around the world.

I had launched two more companies, both valued in the hundreds of millions. I sat on five corporate boards and mentored dozens of young founders.continue reading …