Someone should write a blog post about the prestige/effectiveness negative feedback loop. This is also the Achilles heel of top tier SV VCs including YC.
The problem isn’t the prestige it’s that prestigious institutions in America don’t produce high-quality talent. They’re instead mostly corrupt credentialing mills for the rich and well-connected. From what I understand, DeepSeek also only hires from the best universities in China, but “best” actually means something relative to how difficult entrance to those organizations is to achieve and their coursework.
I read this too but there was no source on this. The founder Liang Wenfeng himself comes from Zhejiang university. Its admissions rate is 20%, which is much higher than traditional US "elite" schools. Wenfeng has said this about hiring though:
"If you are pursuing short-term goals, it is right to find people with ready experience. But if you look at the long-term, experience is not that important. Basic skills, creativity, and passion are much more important.”
bugglebeetle|1 year ago
InkCanon|1 year ago
"If you are pursuing short-term goals, it is right to find people with ready experience. But if you look at the long-term, experience is not that important. Basic skills, creativity, and passion are much more important.”
djtango|1 year ago
unknown|1 year ago
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dvaun|1 year ago