Alex Aridgides

Builder of things. Breaker of limits.

I’m here to make big things happen.

What does that mean, exactly?

It means I’m relentlessly driven—driven to work harder, make a difference, and change the world.

Scratch that—let's change the entire universe. Nothing less.

I pursue this goal with inexhaustible curiosity, a commitment to learning, collaboration, and a strong desire to help others.

As a kid, my favorite color was “the rainbow” because I refused to only pick one color. I approach problems the same way—by being the hardest-working problem solver who delves in to understand every aspect and angle.

Of the 2.8 million high school students who take Advanced Placement exams, I ranked in the top 0.002%. (Except for Music Theory—I’m still working on that one.)

At the same time, I led two robotics teams to the US Regionals and mentored a third—the youngest team in the state—from last place to second place in just one year.

Have I had failures? Absolutely. Have I learned from them? Even more so.

A friend and I built an autonomous robot over the summer—then discovered the vision model broke under sunlight. We reworked the whole codebase. Lesson learned: tech that doesn’t survive the real world is just a toy.

I spent 3 days solo-building a backend beast of an app. I thought I’d nailed it. But then I lost to a simpler app that looked better. That’s when I realized: users don’t care how hard it was to build—only how intuitive it feels, and, a bit later, if it actually adds value to them.

I’m still working out the best way to change the universe, but what I at least know is that if you’re reading this, reach out. If you’re passionate about making an impact, going when others would stop, driving through challenges unwaveringly—like pushing a car when it won’t go any farther (I may have done this once), again, reach out.

Together, let’s make big things happen.

~Alex