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I received an email from the head of software at Neuralink. He’s also a CTF player, and he asked if I’d like to help found a team at Neuralink. The email became interviews, which became an offer. Now, I need to decide if I want to take time off of school to work there. There are some pushes and some pulls, and by putting my ideas on paper, I hope to more carefully decide the strength of each one of these forces. I have a couple straightforward metrics in mind that I can use to mentally appraise any position (Is it interesting? Is it impactful? Is it financially rewarding?), but, in reality, this specific decision process requires weighing a mishmash of complicated factors.

lessons in risk management dang this decision stuff is really tricky August 20, 2025 notes Introduction I received an email from the head of software at Neuralink. He’s also a CTF player, and he asked if I’d like to help found a team at Neuralink. The email became interviews, which became an offer. Now, I need to decide if I want to take time off of school to work there. There are some pushes and some pulls, and by putting my ideas on paper, I hope to more carefully decide the strength of each one of these forces. I have a couple straightforward metrics in mind that I can use to mentally appra

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