$240 / month
Start free, decide later
I've spent the last several years moving between academia and industry. A PhD in AI, research roles at Microsoft, ByteDance, and Tencent, a postdoc at Cornell, and now running my own AI startup. I mentor people who are somewhere in that same territory, figuring out whether to stay in research or move into industry, choosing a direction, or just trying to make sense of a career that doesn't follow a straight line. I don't have a formula. I have a lot of firsthand experience with the decisions that don't have an obvious right answer, and I'm happy to talk through yours.
A short introduction: I coach students and early-career researchers on graduate and PhD applications, personal statements, and academic career decisions. …
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Founder & CEO of ModelsLive, building grounded multimodal AI for real-world interaction. PhD from Fudan, postdoc at Cornell.
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You tell Yolanda your goals. They see exactly what you want to work on before session one.
You meet within days. Yolanda reviews your application and books your first session, usually within a day or two.
You leave with a plan. Concrete next steps and a weekly rhythm from your very first week.
Yolanda Chen
AI Researcher & Founder at ModelsLive Inc.
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What's included in the trial?
Every trial is a little different–here's what Yolanda says about their trial:
During the trial, we'll have an initial call to talk through what you're working on and figure out if this is a good fit. No pressure to continue afterward. It's simply a chance to see if the working style fits before you commit.
