I quit Meta and left a comfortable salary to build a startup. Leaving wasn't easy, but now my AI receptionist answers millions of calls.

Ruchir Baronia.

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• Ruchir Baronia left Meta to launch Frontdesk, an AI startup that automates business calls.
• His early coding projects, including Rescuer, showed him the real-world impact and reach of code.
• Now, he works with a team of other former Big Tech professionals to help businesses prevent customer loss.

My clearest memory from middle school is pacing in my bedroom, phone in hand, repeating the word 'wake' again and again. I was testing a voice app I had written.