Investing in talented individuals is better than investing in good projects
Jeff Yan of Hyperliquid is a Chinese genius, a silver medalist in the US Physics Olympiad, and then won a gold medal in Denmark.
He then went to Harvard to study computer science, worked at top high-frequency quantitative trading firms like Hudson River Trading, and quickly became a top performer in high-frequency trading - a chameleon.
The crypto world has been constantly demystifying academic credentials.
However, a QS20 US bachelor's degree is still a good passport for entrepreneurship in the crypto space. Of course, master's degree holders are not even considered, and doctoral degrees depend on the field.
Because of the QS20 US bachelor's degree, those in related CS, cryptography, and mathematics majors are among the most talented individuals in terms of both innate ability and comprehension.
However, now it's not enough. NOI gold medals (National Olympiad in Informatics), IOI gold and silver medals (International Olympiad in Informatics), and entrepreneurs from top quantitative high-frequency companies are more favored.
Yes, compared to competition-level participants, Tsinghua and Peking University with QS20 degrees indeed seem intellectually insufficient, especially when it comes to product development. Business might be different, but creating an excellent product requires a genius among geniuses!
My view is to demystify elite universities and respect NOI and IOI achievements.
We should discover, join, and help their projects grow and become part of the community.
You ask about my educational background and why I look down on QS universities?
I have an associate degree, but I'm on a boat with god-like talents, while you're on a vehicle with mediocre people - how could I lose?
