Maddie Wang. Founder of OGTool.

Founder · Operator · Athlete

You don't chase power.

You become it.

Maddie Wang. Founder, San Francisco.

I don't fit the mold.
I figure it out anyway.

I dropped out of Stanford to build OGTool. We grow your traffic from AI search and Reddit.

YC said no. I grew it from $60K to $500K ARR in a year anyway.

Before this: AI at Meta, B2B at Gem. Based in SF. I lift heavy and don't apologize.

Three moments.
One pattern.

Outcasted. Rejected. Doubted. I built it anyway.

2014

Chapter 01

Cheesium

At twelve, I ran a Minecraft server in secret. Made $61K. My mom smashed my laptop with a hammer for distracting me from straight A's. I bought a new one with the money I'd already made.

$61K

Revenue at 12

2024

Chapter 02

OGTool

YC said no. I grew it from $60K to $500K ARR in twelve months. Same playbook every time. Stop asking permission.

$60K → $500K

ARR in 12 months

2025

Chapter 03

CrossFit

They said small Asian girls don't win. Nobody on the floor looked like me. Top 11% RX. 14 strict pull-ups. 250 lb back squat. 275 lb deadlift. I train the way I work. Heavy. Early. Every day.

Top 11%

RX women

What I move by.

01Walk in like you belong.
02Speak less. Mean more.
03Soft outside. Steel inside.
04Quality over quantity.
05Everything intentional.
06Don't chase power. Become it.

I'm gay.

I figured myself out the same way I figure everything out. By trying.

At Stanford I built rooms where queer women belonged. Then I kept building.

I lift heavy.
I move first.

They said small Asian girls don't win. That nobody on the floor looked like me.

Now they do. The work happens before anyone is watching.

Maddie Wang training CrossFit
CrossFit
Maddie Wang competing at Wodapalooza
Wodapalooza
Bar Muscle Up

CrossFit

Top 11% RX women

Personal Records

14

Strict Pull-ups

250 lb

Back Squat

275 lb

3RM Deadlift

135 lb

Snatch

170 lb

Clean & Jerk

177 lb

Push Jerk

Maddie Wang playing tennis

Tennis

Top 50, Minnesota

Show up first. Leave last.

Let's talk.

Based in San Francisco. I respond to people who are intentional.