Why we dropped out of Stanford to build this app (ft. the Phia team)

Update: 2025-04-24

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CHAPTERS

00:00 – Launch day is HERE

01:12 – The Zoom roast that got our CPO hired

05:40 – Pivoting the product after tough feedback

10:00 – From Instagram design to full-time UX

15:25 – Interning, accounting, and off-boarding your ex

20:45 – Quitting jobs, joining podcasts, and saying yes fast

24:00 – Real friends give real feedback

26:10 – What’s next for Phia

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Why we dropped out of Stanford to build this app (ft. the Phia team)

Margaux Augier, Carter Cote, Thanasi Dilos, Sophia DelRosario, Miraa Shukla, Phoebe Gates & Sophia Kianni

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Why we dropped out of Stanford to build this app (ft. the Phia team)

Margaux Augier, Carter Cote, Thanasi Dilos, Sophia DelRosario, Miraa Shukla, Phoebe Gates & Sophia Kianni

Why we dropped out of Stanford to build this app (ft. the Phia team)