Podcasts Education Billion Moonshots 64: William Zhang, Incoming Student at Harvard University - Web3.0, Startups & Research

64: William Zhang, Incoming Student at Harvard University - Web3.0, Startups & Research

Published: April 7, 2022, 8:30 p.m.

William Zhang is an upcoming student at Harvard University. He is interested in AI, Blockchain, API's & Research. 

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We discussed, how he got into Harvard, Bootstrapping vs VCs, Research vs Industry, the dark side of research space, side projects & many more.

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SPONSORS

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Recast: https://recast.studio/

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CONNECT

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William Zhang: Website / Twitter

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Follow: Prashant Bagga 

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OUTLINE

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(0:32) How William get into Harvard University 

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(06:36) Starting your own startup vs Joining as a founding member 

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(22:27) Bootstrapping vs VC\u2019s 

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(23:47) Research vs Industry

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(26:10) Dark side of Research Space

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(32:10) Web 3.0

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(45:29) Twitter vs LinkedIn

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(53:38) Side Projects