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John Gu

John Gu

@GuruXing

Founder and CEO @caladanxyz. Prev Tower Research, @Citadel, AlphaSimplex. Course 6 and 15 @MIT.

Singapore Katılım Temmuz 2021
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John Gu@GuruXing·
Early in my career as an HFT portfolio manager, I had a quant trader who, the first few months into his job, lost $20K in a few minutes through an implicit looping bug in his code. It's the same sort of bug that brought down Knight Capital Group. 👇
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Dovey "Rug the fiat" Wan (hiring)
Money doesn’t change people. It unmasks them. The hardest part isn’t spotting the masks or even losing money, it’s when the mask falls, and it breaks your heart Still, I choose to believe in the best of humanity. Still choose to back unstoppable builders in their early days even tho some may disappoint you deeply when the mask falls
Dovey "Rug the fiat" Wan (hiring)@DoveyWan

Money never changes men, it reveals who they really are. It’s a stress buffer, temptation feeder, and true vibe amplifier If you have authentic pursuits, you pursue harder If you have degenerate obsessions, you obsess more Too many fallen under money, instead of the “freedom” they imagine True freedom comes from having identity with meaning

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In a world dominated by GenAI, where volume and volatility can be mass-produced at low cost, will we see a shift back toward emphasizing average quality? After all, too much information is indistinguishable from no information.
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In quant trading, success depends on maximizing signal-to-noise. On X, it’s different: the average post matters little. Most are ignored; a rare few go viral. The optimal strategy: High volume. High volatility. Let the top 0.1% of posts drive results.
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He thought for a moment and replied, “Happiness doesn’t preclude ambition.” Then he invited me to reflect on intentionality: Why are we striving? Is it to fill a hole within ourselves, or to lift others? Are we playing to win, or to not lose?
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If we’re truly content with the way things are, what drives us to achieve more or push for progress? After all, if our ancestors had been satisfied with caves and fire, would we ever have created plumbing, electricity, or the modern comforts we now rely on?
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In Bhutan, I met a master monk who shared a simple teaching: fulfillment is a state of mind, and we have the power to cultivate it through mindfulness and meditation. Curious, I asked him about the tension between ambition and fulfillment.
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What a spectacular Ed Sheeran concert in Bhutan with the king and queen in attendance! Amazing atmosphere and lively crowd. A big thanks to @binance for the invite.
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Caladan@caladanxyz·
Have you heard of Hawkerhouse? BEER, CHICKEN & RICE AND CRYPTO ​We've reserved some of the best stands in Maxwell Center, Singapore's most iconic Center in Chinatown, with delicious Chicken Rice, laksa, satays, etc. Come through: lu.ma/hawker
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metastreet@metastreetxyz·
🚨Announcing: punk_mstETH by MetaStreet🚨 Think #NFTs and #LSDFi don't mix? Think again Earn NFTFi + LSDFi yields in ONE Liquid Staking Yield Token aka #DoubleStaking 💰💰 Create LONGER term loans for @cryptopunks borrowers and more STABLE yields for #DeFi Watch now👇
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Nick Tong
Nick Tong@tongnk·
1/ tl;dr SG Builders (sgbuidl.com) is launching an initiative to build out an ecosystem map! Call out to all projects, VCs, funds, service providers and any companies related to Web3 to fill out the form: forms.gle/9EsKd9vYrCEaim… Why do this...
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John Gu@GuruXing·
Even though token generation events (TGE's) are a staple of our industry, the process is surprisingly opaque until a project has to go through it themselves. We are bringing more transparency with @liquifi_finance at our next online session: lu.ma/tge
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@KanavKariya I imagine this isn't actually you? Seems like there are social engineering attacks going around using your name.
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Consistent outcomes are a result of good processes integrated over time.
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For ambitious employees, a company should create the same type environment: either a clear path towards success in the role, or clarity that things are not working. It's painful in the short term, and better for everyone in the long term.
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The worst outcome is a muddle through middle, where you've invested too much to walk away, but where there's no great paths forward.
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Entrepreneurs love businesses that are fail fast. The ability to know quickly if something is working - and to move on quickly if it's not - allows for fast iteration and multiple shots on goal.
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