Hey, I'm Marcos - nice to meet you!
I'm Spanish/Taiwanese and was born in Spain in 2001.
TLDR: I graduated Berkeley EECS in three years, while being on the D1 swim team, and became a software engineer at LinkedIn. I trained for the Paris Olympics in 2024 and almost made it, and got accepted into YCombinator S24 to pursue my startup dreams. In the meantime, I document everything on YouTube and my channel has grown to about 160k subscribers.
I have many passions and hobbies, to the extent where sometimes they feel like chores. But in my free time I like to play the piano, draw, make videos, play all sports (swim, ski and surf whenever possible), and play with my cat Loki.
My favorite food is paella and burritos, my favorite snack is cookies, and my favorite place is NYC.
Here's a timeline of some important events in my life since I feel like I need to fill this space with something.
Born in Madrid, Spain
Born in Madrid, Spain
•May 16, 2001Started UC Berkeley EECS
Aug 2019•Started UC Berkeley EECS
And represented the Cal Men's Swimming Team
First YouTube video ever
First YouTube video ever
•Jan 2020A week in the life of a UC Berkeley | EECS student-athlete
NCAA Champion
March 2022•NCAA Champion
PAC-12 Conference Champion. 18.9s 50 free
Graduated UC Berkeley
Graduated UC Berkeley
•June 2022Completed in three years
Moved to NYC
Aug 2022•Moved to NYC
Started as Infrastructure Engineer at LinkedIn
Got my first cat Loki
Got my first cat Loki
•Feb 2023The cutest Scottish Straight
Moved back to Berkeley
Aug 2023•Moved back to Berkeley
To train for Paris Olympics
Hit 100k on YouTube
Hit 100k on YouTube
•Dec 2023Silver play button, a dream come true
Launched Clothing Line EPOCH
April 2024•Launched Clothing Line EPOCH
Sold out first drop
Got accepted into Y Combinator
Got accepted into Y Combinator
•May 2024Co-founded Palmier
Moved to SF
July 2024•Moved to SF
For the startup
Ran first marathon
Ran first marathon
•April 2025Life crisis