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On Kool-Aid, Cautious Optimism, and Joining Uniswap

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If you’ve ever interviewed for a job, you’re probably familiar with the question “tell me a bit about yourself”. The first time I answered this question was for a summer internship during my sophomore year of high school. It went something like this: “H-hi! I’m Spencer. So uh, I’m a high school student in the Bay Area, and I’m passionate about iOS development and building things. I think hackathons and startups are super cool and I find it so cool to be able to come up with an idea and design and code it. I love building things. Oh, I just want to make things that people want. I would love to work at your startup and experience true Silicon Valley. Heck, Silicon Valley should be its own country.” Of course, I’m parodying a bit for effect. But imagine the worldview of a high school kid who’s spending his lunch break reading Paul Graham essays and skipping class to go to tech events where he hears Jason Calcanis talk about his angel investment in Uber, Jack Dorsey play his favorite Jazz

If you’ve ever interviewed for a job, you’re probably familiar with the question “tell me a bit about yourself”. The first time I answered this question was for a summer internship during my sophomore year of high school. It went something like this: “H-hi! I’m Spencer. So uh, I’m a high school student in the Bay Area, and I’m passionate about iOS development and building things. I think hackathons and startups are super cool and I find it so cool to be able to come up with an idea and design and code it. I love building things. Oh, I just want to make things that people want. I would love…

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