Google Worker Starts His Own AI Company
Google 員工創業成立 AI 公司
Introduction
Yousuf Imran worked at Google. He left his job to start a new AI company called Mangosteen Studio.
Yousuf Imran 曾在 Google 工作。他辭職創立了一家名為 Mangosteen Studio 的新 AI 公司。
Main Body
Mr. Imran left Google because he was worried about his job. Google fired many people. He wanted to own his own business and make more money.
Imran 先生離開 Google 是因為他擔心自己的工作保障。Google 當時解雇了許多人，因此他希望擁有自己的事業並賺更多錢。
He worked in sales for 20 years. Last year, he earned almost $1 million. He worked very hard to learn about AI and business.
他在銷售領域工作了 20 年。去年，他賺了將近 100 萬美元。他非常努力地學習 AI 相關知識與商業經營。
He started Mangosteen Studio in April. He saved $350,000 to pay for the business and his home. Now, he and some engineers make AI tools for sales people.
他在四月成立了 Mangosteen Studio。他儲蓄了 35 萬美元來支付創業成本和居家開支。現在，他與幾位工程師共同為銷售人員開發 AI 工具。
Conclusion
Mr. Imran left a big company. Now he uses his own money and knowledge to build AI tools.
Imran 先生離開了大公司。現在他利用自己的資金與知識來打造 AI 工具。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Past' Pattern
Look at these words from the story:
- worked
- left
- fired
- wanted
- earned
- saved
The Secret: To talk about things that finished in the past, we usually add -ed to the end of the action word.
Example: work → worked
The Rebels (Irregular words): Some words don't follow the -ed rule. You just have to memorize them!
- leave → left
- make → made
💡 A2 Quick Tip: Money Words
In the text, we see:
- Earned (Money you get from working)
- Saved (Money you keep for later)
- Pay for (Giving money to get something)