Jerry Du

Full-ride at Babson College. Growth & UGC at Orthogonal (YC W26), summer 2026.

About

I started a resale business in high school and built it to $40k+ in revenue. Then, I launched a streetwear brand/merch agency to create an impact through apparel. In summer 2026, I ran growth for Orthogonal (YC W26).

Education

Experience

Growth, Orthogonal (YC W26)

· San Francisco, CA

One API for AI agents to discover, access, and pay for any tool it needs. I built lead enrichment pipelines, made launch animations with AI, ran UGC campaigns, and optimized onboarding funnels.

orthogonal.com

Partnerships Associate, The Generator

· Wellesley, MA

Babson's AI entrepreneurship lab. Helped pull sponsors for Boston's biggest student-led AI buildathon.

The Generator on LinkedIn

Founder, Du The Right Thing

· Boston, MA

A streetwear brand and design agency. I designed a color-changing beanie and collaborated with Humanculture to launch a Maasai-inspired streetwear collection.

dutherightthing.com

Founder, Build-A-Fit

· Rockville, MD

Three hundred and fifty SKUs of sneakers, Funko Pops, posters, and prints, priced off market analysis I did every day. I held a perfect seller rating for over two years.

Head of Community, Blizzard Notify

· New York, NY

A sneaker community centered around entrepreneurship and alternative investments. I helped grow it to 1.8k+ members.

Bioengineering Lab Intern, University of Maryland

· College Park, MD

Worked on data annotation, robotics, and 3D CAD design. My favorite parts were playing around with blue crabs and operating manual machining equipment.

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