Stanford Dropout Turned Youngest Self-Made Billionaire
Jan 11, 2022•18 min
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Episode description
This week, Liz sits down with founder and CEO of Luminar Technologies Austin Russell to discuss his climb from Stanford University dropout to a self-made billionaire.
Austin reveals the obstacles and fears he faced when starting his company at such a young age. He explains why he's glad to have taken the leap because Luminar's lidar technology is the future of autonomous vehicles.
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