Guo’s patrimonial leap is due to his minority participation in Scale aian artificial intelligence company that co -founded in 2016 at age 21, together with Alexandr Wang.
Today, the company is about to close a public acquisition offer (OPA) that values it in 25 billion dollarsan 80 % growth compared to the previous year. According to ForbesGuo maintains a participation of almost 5 %, valued in some 1.2 billion dollars. To this are added other assets, including their current entrepreneurship, Passesthat raise their total assets to 1,250 million.
Lucy Guo, daughter of Chinese immigrants and raised in the San Francisco Bay area, becomes the youngest multimillion -dollar woman in the world who made herself.
Your path to success
Lucy Guo co -founded Scale ai In 2016, at 21, along with Alexandr Wang. Guo was responsible for product and operations design until 2018, when he was fired after differences with Wang. «We had a difference of opinion, but I am proud of what Scale Ai has achieved«He declared.
Although the company left, it retained a close participation of 5 %, which is worth today 1.2 billion dollarsthanks to the new assessment of 25 billion. That single decision was placed as the younger multimillionaire in the world made to itself.
Lucy Guo met Alexandr Wang while working in Quora and, after a brief step by Snapchat, Scale Ai co -founded at 21.
Then he founded Capital Backendan investment firm for startups, and then created Passesa monetization platform for creators, similar to Onlyfans and Patreon. The company raised 50 million dollars and signed agreements with celebrities such as Shaquille O’Neal and Olivia Dunne.
Although Passes Face a demand for inappropriate content, the company categorically denies accusations. «Any attempt to attribute to Passes an alleged misconduct of third parties lacks foundation and is nothing more than an attempt to involve Passes and its founder, Lucy Guo, in demand in«, A spokesman replied to Forbes.
The Fire Movement
From the beginning of his career, Lucy Guo was inspired by the movement Fire (Financial Independence, withdraws Early), which promotes financial independence through aggressive savings and intelligent investment. “I entered Reddit and looked for Lean Fire and Fire Fire forums, because they really teach you a lot about money management and heritage”, Lucy said in an interview. This philosophy led her to prioritize the construction of long -term wealth, even accepting lower salaries in exchange for shareholding.
Lucy Guo applied the principles of the Fire movement to achieve financial independence before 30 and become the youngest billionaire made to herself.
Guo adopted a frugal and strategic lifestyle, key to accumulating capital from a young age. “If you are young, you can afford a lower salary”, Said, convinced that financial freedom does not depend on immediate luxury. Today, with an estimated fortune in 1,250 million dollarsdemonstrates how this mentality can translate into real results, without inheritances or prior fame.
Lifestyle
Guo is known for his discipline and balanced lifestyle between work and entertainment. In social networks he shared an image celebrating his class number 3,000 in Barry’s Bootcamp with the motto: «Discipline> Dream. 3000 completed classes«. It also frequents festivals such as Coachella and Ultra Music Festival, where he even organized parties with his company. «Literally thousands of assistance confirmations«He commented from Los Angeles.
His vision of success is also linked to the power of connections: «Your contact network is your net assets«, He declared a Fortune. Your passage through companies such as Quora and Snapchat Before founding Scale, as well as their belonging to the Scholarship Program Thiellaid the foundations for their meteoric ascent.
