Ever heard of Emin Gün Sirer? The guy behind Avalanche had quite the journey.
Started in Istanbul. Public school classrooms packed with 50+ kids fighting for attention. Somehow clawed his way into Robert College—one of those elite bilingual high schools where only the sharpest make it through the gates.
That's where he found computers. And once you see how systems can work differently, you can't unsee the broken ones.
So he made a choice. Decided broken systems weren't acceptable. Not in tech. Not in finance. Not anywhere.
Eventually moved to the States. Studied hard. And years later? Built one of the fastest blockchain protocols out there.
Sometimes the best founders are the ones who refused to accept things as they were.
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GasFeeTears
· 12-05 18:48
从破碎系统里爬出来就是不一样,这哥们儿真的是用行动诠释what doesn't kill you makes you based
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MetaMaximalist
· 12-05 18:45
ngl the "refuse to accept broken systems" narrative hits different when you actually built something that scales. most founders just talk about disruption lmao... emin actually delivered protocol sustainability where it matters
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AirdropHarvester
· 12-05 18:42
He managed to create Avalanche even after squeezing out of a classroom with over 50 people. This guy is really something.
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JustAnotherWallet
· 12-05 18:30
From competing in a classroom of over 50 people to Avalanche, this is a true comeback... But to be honest, how many people can really see the problems in the system and still persist in trying to change it? Most people have already compromised long ago.
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TokenomicsDetective
· 12-05 18:25
Not exaggerating or downplaying, from competing in a classroom of over 50 people to Robert College and then to Avalanche, this guy truly embodies the "if I don't like it, I'll do it myself" persona. Compared to those founders who are born to win effortlessly, this kind of experience is actually convincing as hell.
Ever heard of Emin Gün Sirer? The guy behind Avalanche had quite the journey.
Started in Istanbul. Public school classrooms packed with 50+ kids fighting for attention. Somehow clawed his way into Robert College—one of those elite bilingual high schools where only the sharpest make it through the gates.
That's where he found computers. And once you see how systems can work differently, you can't unsee the broken ones.
So he made a choice. Decided broken systems weren't acceptable. Not in tech. Not in finance. Not anywhere.
Eventually moved to the States. Studied hard. And years later? Built one of the fastest blockchain protocols out there.
Sometimes the best founders are the ones who refused to accept things as they were.