VC says startup technical hires need pre-LLM coding chops or olympiad-level talent
felpix_ · x · 2026-10-27
Investor wzhang argued startup technical hires should meet at least one bar: pre-LLM coding experience building systems from scratch for fun, or olympiad-level prowess — ruling out CS grads whose portfolios were built entirely with Claude Code and "non-technical turned technical" candidates. felpix quote-shared it, mocking that "olympiad alumni aren't infinite," fueling debate over AI-era tech hiring standards.
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