I Failed Two Startups, Moved to a New Country, and Spent 10 Years in Tech Before Building Something I Finally Believe In

I Failed Two Startups, Moved to a New Country, and Spent 10 Years in Tech Before Building Something I Finally Believe In This isn't a product launch post. This is the story of how FileSyncAI happened — and why I almost didn't build it. I came to the United States in 2015 with a B.Tech degree from a tier-3 university in India and a belief that hard work could close any gap. No brand name on my resume. No connections. Just code and stubbornness. I did my Master's, and then I did what every immigrant in tech does — I put my head down and worked. For almost 10 years, I've been in the trenches. Full stack development. Backend engineering. Machine learning. AI engineering. I didn't just pick one lane — I drove through all of them. Not because I was confused, but because I was hungry to understand how systems really work, end to end. But here's what no one tells you about 10 years of experience — it doesn't automatically make you confident. It just gives you more context for your doubts. The