Aimee is the Founder & CEO of Skintuition, an AI-powered skincare support tool that helps users understand routines, ingredients, habits, and skin progress over time. A Carnegie Mellon alum and James R. Swartz Fellow, she is building Skintuition with support from CMU’s AI Venture Studio and Jackson Square Ventures Launchpad.
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Everything starts with belief. It sets the standard for how you show up, how you think, and what you go after. Sometimes you need an unreasonable level of confidence because that’s what lets you take the actions that create results.
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Most people underestimate how much progress comes from showing up every day. The unglamourous work is what builds momentum. Failing and learning from your mistakes. Sticking with it when nothing seems to be working. You don’t notice it day to day, but over time it separates people completely.
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There’s a different kind of pressure when it’s yours. You can’t wait for direction or hide when something goes wrong. But that’s also where the meaning is. Even if it doesn’t work, I’d rather know I went all in on something I cared about than be successful building someone else’s vision.
One thing to take away
You don’t need permission to aim higher and change the world.
