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I’d go so far as to say the more academic credentials someone posts in their bio the less likely I am to trust or value what they have to say 

No one cares about what you did in the real world, it’s what have you done in crypto

per the original point, median VC still cares about pedigree — but top tier definitely converged on the Thiel contrarian pov

mean would make them look better than they are :)