Trung Phan on Hiring

Demis tried to build hedge fund at DeepMind with 20 researchers to beat Renaissance Technology but it got shut down. Here’s Jim Simons on why he hired PhDs instead of investment professionals: “You can teach a physicist finance, but you can’t teach a finance person physics.”

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Why it worked

Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → Landing shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Quotes someone directly, which makes the moment concrete rather than summarised.

The mechanics

Hook: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Context → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: punchy
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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