I’m a startup guy from Silicon Valley. I work in early-stage startups, balancing tech and business. I wear both product and operations hats.
I was lucky enough to get into the startup field while attending school at San José State University. I’ve been in startups ever since.
During COVID, I started my own startup — humble help. It’s a two-sided marketplace that connects students with small businesses for part-time marketing internships.
Vick went for a less-is-more approach in his desk setup
It was a pivotal time in my career; I’m trying to figure out what’s next. At the moment, I’m an On Deck fellow.
I enjoy helping people, and I try to give back whenever I can.
Being an immigrant, I often felt like an underdog while pursuing my engineering degree. This led me to become a volunteer at the Tiger Woods Foundation where I’m a student mentor.
It literally took years to complete my setup. It’s been a gradual journey starting probably back in 2017 when I got my Jarvis standing desk.
I have always liked a nice setup and would take inspiration from r/macsetups and Instagram.
Over the years, Vick slowly built a comfortable setup to work from home after his office hours
I know some people drop big bucks on their setups, but I simply didn’t have the resources or desire to spend so much on mine.
Having a small eBay business on the side, I know my way around this platform pretty well, so I can get good deals and not get scammed!
So that’s what I did.
I bought most of my accessories used from eBay for huge discounts (except the laptop and monitor). Feel free to take a proper gander at my gear.
During COVID-19, my workspace changed a lot. Being forced to spend more time at home pushed me to spend more time in my room, and I kept on rethinking things in my setup.
My desk was one of the things I didn’t like about my setup.
Don’t get me wrong, Jarvis is a great brand, and the setup alone was roughly $1K MSRP (the manufacturer’s suggested retail price; I bought it for $250). But I had a huge 72″ long Jarvis black tabletop, and I hated it.
Different stages of Vick‘s workspace
So I replaced my tabletop roughly a year ago, and it pushed me to change almost everything on my desk.
I bought a new $60 tabletop from IKEA and got rid of that old vast one that used to take up way too much space.
