Why We’re Building ADPList

Ambition is our right.

Yet society starves ambition, and most people mistake it for a lack of potential. As children, we imagine going to space, saving the planet, changing the world. Somewhere between school and work, our dreams meet an insidious, invisible wall. "Be realistic." "That's too risky." So we learn to do what's expected because wanting more feels unreasonable.

This is what we're fighting against: the belief that your past has power over the ceiling on your future. That the dreams worth pursuing belong to people with the right degree, the right connections, the right story. But nobody should have to earn permission to imagine a different life. Changing careers. Building something of your own.

We are on the side of the person still willing to try.

We believe people bring out the best in people. The Wright brothers built flight together. Apollo put mankind on the moon through a national effort. Yet we leave so many people to face their own ambitions alone. The world has plenty of pessimists. Now we need someone willing to ask: what if it works?

Think of the moment your life changed. There was a person in it. Someone who said your name in a room you weren’t in. Someone who took you seriously before anyone had a reason to.

Everyone deserves a moment like that. Most people never get one. Changing that is the work. That’s the world we’re fighting for.

So we built ADPList to expand the world’s ambition.

Here's to expanding ambition. Here’s to the people who see possibility in others. Here’s to you.

-Felix Lee, 2026