Matthew Tan

The hardest thing I've done is co-own a retail business with my partner.

There were countless arguments during months when we were losing money, sudden air-conditioning failures in the store, and many moments where everything felt like it was falling apart.

Yet through all of it, I realised that I genuinely enjoy the process of building: being creative, ideating, and executing.

At the same time, I care deeply about stories, history, and meaning. I find joy in random tidbits of information and understanding where ideas come from. Did you know that Anthropic's Claude was named after Claude Shannon, one of the pioneers of information theory, who famously preferred to remain out of the spotlight?

I'm always looking for the next adventure that allows me to build meaningful things.