Training Data · Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Dylan Patel has been living a nomadic lifestyle since mid-2020, traveling to over 40 conferences annually to gather insights for SemiAnalysis. He described his approach of engaging with experts at these events, noting that many older professionals in the semiconductor industry are eager to share their knowledge with younger, enthusiastic individuals.
“I'm still completely homeless since mid 2020, right? Um, but I'm traveling around to every conference in the world. I go to 40 plus conferences a year.”
“No matter where in the supply chain it is, I'm like, oh, that looks interesting. I guess I'll go to that.”
“I went to one conference, like, wow, this is amazing. You get to talk to the experts. And they're just, they they're going to talk to you because, and then you're so excited. And then in the case of semies, everyone's a boomer, so it's like, it's great to like, you know, they don't see young people who are like excited about it. So they're really happy to tell stuff. And so you just kept doing.”