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He is certainly well connected, but what evidence do we have that he’s intelligent?
by joshbetz 3y ago
He is certainly well connected, but what evidence do we have that he’s intelligent?
- ecshafer 3y agoMIT grad that worked at Jane Street and made a Billion dollar “tech” company are things a lot of people would use as evidence of being intelligent.
- brvsft 3y agoBuilding a company based on fraud is potentially more of a marker of ruthlessness over intelligence, but certainly we don't know with certainty, and it is likely a combination of the two.
- ecshafer 3y agoI would agree. He was definitely connected, and definitely smart. Anyone would drive in such a position could make a successful company. But he was ruthless and also has no moral compass, so he became a crypto fraudster.
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- ivalm 3y agopassed quant interview at jane street.
- wnc3141 3y agoIntelligence is unrelated to integrity, at least by common wisdom. A common Warren Buffet quote passed around : "We look for three things when we hire people. We look for intelligence, we look for initiative or energy, and we look for integrity. And if they don't have the latter, the first two will kill you, because if you're going to get someone without integrity, you want them lazy and dumb"