Matt Huang, cofounder of Paradigm, discussed the firm's successful hiring of exceptional Gen Z talent despite their chaotic work styles. Notable examples include Charlie Noyes (became GP at 25 after identifying MEV as a critical blockchain issue and leading Flashbots investment—infrastructure now touching nearly every Ethereum transaction) and Georgios Konstantopoulos (prolific crypto engineer hired post-college). Huang emphasized that despite challenges, their exceptional skills make Gen Z vital to the firm.
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$12 billion crypto company boss says Gen Z ‘create an absurd amount of chaos’ and make him want to pull his hair out—but he’s betting on them anyway
Paradigm bets chaos-prone Gen Z talent delivers outsized technical value—Charlie Noyes identified MEV as critical infrastructure and seeded Flashbots, which now touches nearly every Ethereum transaction.
Sunday, April 12, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: Fortune AIBY sys://pipeline
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