I followed the Chinese playbook for success, then quit Meta for startup life. It feels like being on-call 24/7.

After following the Chinese playbook to success, Yuhao Xu left his coveted tech job to build an AI startup.

Yuhao Xu

• Yuhao Xu studied at a top Chinese university and pursued the dream of working in Big Tech.
• In many Chinese families, stability and status are deeply valued, he told Business Insider.
• He gave up money and certainty to be a startup founder and said he's much happier than before.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Yuhao Xu, a...