I wanted an adventure after college, so I traveled abroad. Now I feel pressure to match my family's success.

After leaving high school early and later interning at Tesla, Georgia Witchel founded her own startup. Georgia Witchel Georgia Witchel left high school early and later interned as a software engineer at Tesla. The former professional ice climber now runs her own AI startup. Witchel says she feels pressure to make her startup succeed and match her family's success. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Georgia Witchel, an entrepreneur in her 20s who lives in New York. The fol...