Big shift in tech talent: a renowned mathematics professor just ditched academia to join an AI startup—led by someone who's only 24.
This move highlights how hungry emerging tech companies are for top-tier academic minds. When legendary scholars leave ivory towers for scrappy startups, it signals where the real innovation (and funding) is flowing. The age gap between professor and founder? That's the new normal in AI's wild west.
Academia's loss, Silicon Valley's gain.
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zkNoob
· 7h ago
NGL, these days even professors are starting businesses with young people. There really isn’t anyone left in the ivory tower, huh.
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gm_or_ngmi
· 15h ago
It's true, even academia can't retain people anymore. A 24-year-old guy can command senior professors... The Web3 playbook has really infiltrated AI.
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PaperHandsCriminal
· 12-06 06:28
Haha, another "tenure" claim debunked. This young guy really gets it—more money, less work, and the chance to change the world. Who would still bother climbing the ranks at a university?
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BTCRetirementFund
· 12-06 06:28
Haha, seriously. Now it's all young people leading teams, even professors have to be humble.
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Being able to manage a math genius at 24, that's a real prodigy.
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The ivory tower is getting emptier and emptier. All the money is in startups now.
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Why don't senior professors just stay comfortably at the university? Why do they have to mess around with some kid?
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This is why young people don't study anymore. They go straight to startups to make a quick buck.
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The academic world really needs to reflect. All the talent is being drained. By the way, how much will that professor's annual salary drop?
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Ngl, seeing a 24-year-old founder with this setup, I feel like this startup won't last long.
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Brilliant. University teachers switching careers. Next step, professors will be group-buying jump insurance.
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Academic brains combined with startup energy—this combo is something else.
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NFTArchaeologist
· 12-06 06:20
NGL, this is the epitome of the Web3 era—young founders eating the old professors’ lunch...
Big shift in tech talent: a renowned mathematics professor just ditched academia to join an AI startup—led by someone who's only 24.
This move highlights how hungry emerging tech companies are for top-tier academic minds. When legendary scholars leave ivory towers for scrappy startups, it signals where the real innovation (and funding) is flowing. The age gap between professor and founder? That's the new normal in AI's wild west.
Academia's loss, Silicon Valley's gain.