> be me
> wartime refugee as a kid
> star student, athlete, debate, math, national quiz champ
> get into both IIT-B and AIIMS (iykyk)
> join quant hedge fund, build hi-freq trading systems
> millionaire by 27, get bored and retire at 30
> co-found quandl, create category of “alternative data”
> raise venture capital, get every major hedge fund as customer
> sell to nasdaq in a big exit
> retire again, travel, write, hobbies, fun, family
> casually drop the best newsletter on data
> start angel investing, outperform 90% of VCs
> now thinking: launch a fund? another startup? who knows





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