Amrit Kumar：從學術界到 Web3 創業

Amrit Kumar 在複雜的 Web3 世界中成功從學術界轉向企業家，他將這一切歸功於與合適的人一起解決具有挑戰性的問題。

Amrit Kumar has successfully transitioned from academia to entrepreneurship in the complex world of Web3, and he attributes his success to working on challenging problems with the right people.

Amrit Kumar 在複雜的 Web3 世界中成功從學術界轉型為企業家，他將自己的成功歸功於與合適的人一起解決具有挑戰性的問題。

Born and raised in India, Kumar moved to France to pursue a doctorate in computer science before landing in Singapore for postdoctoral research at the National University of Singapore.

庫馬爾在印度出生長大，移居法國攻讀電腦科學博士學位，然後抵達新加坡在新加坡國立大學進行博士後研究。

“At that time in 2017, Singapore was the centre of ICOs, and I began working on blockchain technology as a researcher. Before long, however, I was invited to become a founding member of Zilliqa, a layer-one blockchain. If you will, this was the first time I had joined a company, my first non-academic job.”

「2017年的時候，新加坡是ICO的中心，我開始以研究員的身分從事區塊鏈技術的研究。然而不久之後，我受邀成為一層區塊鏈 Zilliqa 的創始成員。如果你願意的話，這是我第一次加入公司，也是我的第一份非學術工作。

There were eight co-founders in total, with Kumar担任首席科学官。他的角色包括设计协议和创建一种不易被黑客入侵的新智能合约语言。其中一些最初的创始人随后继续从事其他项目，而库马尔则担任了 Zilliqa 总裁的职务。

There were eight co-founders in total, with Kumar擔任首席科學官。他的角色包括設計協議和創建一種不易被駭客入侵的新智能合約語言。其中一些最初的創始人隨後繼續從事其他項目，而庫馬爾則擔任了Zilliqa 總裁的職位。

His role in AltLayer, technically only the second company he has ever worked for, was to be the COO. AltLayer was founded to make it easier to deploy application-tailored blockchains. The goal was to address the growing demand for customisable blockchains that are scalable but easier to deploy without the need to bootstrap a large decentralised network to secure user transactions.

他在 AltLayer（嚴格來說是他工作過的第二家公司）中的角色是營運長。 AltLayer 的成立是為了讓部署應用程式客製化的區塊鏈變得更加容易。目標是滿足對可自訂區塊鏈日益增長的需求，這些區塊鏈可擴展但更易於部署，無需引導大型去中心化網路來保護用戶交易。

AltLayer addresses this by providing a rollups-as-a-service or RaaS infrastructure. RaaS allows developers to launch application-tailored blockchains called “rollups” that do not require a large network as they tap into an existing decentralised network such as Ethereum for transactional security. AltLayer makes it possible to deploy a custom blockchain in minutes, drastically saving application builders who want to build a blockchain dedicated to their application cost, manpower, and time to market.

AltLayer 透過提供匯總即服務或 RaaS 基礎設施來解決這個問題。 RaaS 允許開發人員啟動名為「rollups」的應用程式客製化區塊鏈，這些區塊鏈不需要大型網絡，因為他們可以利用現有的去中心化網絡（例如以太坊）來實現交易安全。 AltLayer 可以在幾分鐘內部署自訂區塊鏈，從而大大節省想要建立專用於其應用程式的區塊鏈的應用程式建構者的成本、人力和上市時間。

“We also allow for all sorts of customisations, for instance, the ability to have a custom gas token. From our perspective, our rollups are packaged like a service infrastructure. And now we have about 40 clients saving money and delivering more secure, reliable chains because of our RaaS.” AltLayer has done two rounds of funding; a seed raise of $7.2million and a strategic round afterwards of $14 million.

「我們也允許各種客製化，例如擁有客製化天然氣代幣的能力。從我們的角度來看，我們的匯總就像服務基礎設施一樣被打包。現在，我們有大約 40 個客戶透過我們的 RaaS 節省了資金並提供了更安全、可靠的鏈條。 AltLayer已完成兩輪融資；種子輪融資 720 萬美元，隨後進行策略性融資 1,400 萬美元。

Kumar is also the chairman of Binarii Labs, headquartered in Dublin. Through Binarii Labs, he met with Tashi through its CTO, Ken Anderson. Anderson was working with a number of Irish Web3 startups, and a mutual friend did the introduction.

Kumar 也是總部位於都柏林的 Binarii Labs 的董事長。透過 Binarii Labs，他透過首席技術長 Ken Anderson 會見了 Tashi。 Anderson 正在與多家愛爾蘭 Web3 新創公司合作，一位共同的朋友做了介紹。

Reflecting on the fact that AltLayer is only his second commercial job, Kumar can see how, first, his rigorous academic background set up the stage for his experience and the success of Zilliqa copper fastened his overall success. “Having both experiences is vital to being able to launch a startup – with energy. We’ve been there before, and we know what is involved in building a company.”

考慮到 AltLayer 只是他的第二份商業工作，Kumar 可以看到，首先，他嚴謹的學術背景為他的經驗奠定了基礎，而 Zilliqa Copper 的成功則鞏固了他的整體成功。 「擁有這兩種經驗對於能夠充滿活力地創辦新創公司至關重要。我們以前經歷過這種情況，我們知道創建一家公司需要做什麼。

Kumar sees a difference between building a company in Web2 and building one in Web3. “Crypto is very different, and the experiences are not always transferable. Moreover, you can’t get the experiences just by watching podcasts or reading articles. Every startup has its own challenges, but my experience with Zilliqa taught me that people are one of the most important parts of any startup. “Your first few hires really can make or break your project. Even if you get funding, if you have the wrong people, then it is not going to work.”

Kumar 看到了在 Web2 中建立一家公司與在 Web3 中建立一家公司之間的差異。 「加密貨幣非常不同，而且經驗並不總是可以轉移的。此外，您無法僅透過觀看播客或閱讀文章來獲得體驗。每個新創公司都有自己的挑戰，但我在 Zilliqa 的經驗告訴我，人才是任何新創公司最重要的部分之一。 「你的前幾名員工確實可以決定你的專案的成敗。即使你得到了資金，如果你用錯了人，那就行不通。

Recently, a friend confided in Kumar that he was offered a role for one month, after which time, based on his work, he might be offered a full-time contract. His friend was not very happy with the lack of security, but it made sense to Kumar.

最近，一位朋友向庫馬爾透露，他獲得了一份為期一個月的職位，在此之後，根據他的工作情況，他可能會獲得一份全職合約。他的朋友對缺乏安全感不太滿意，但這對庫馬爾來說是有道理的。

“If it’s about job uncertainty, I’d double or even triple your monthly ask, but I need to see the work first-hand before I can judge. A salary premium effectively gives you a month or two of buffer period to find another job just in case I can’t hire you after the first month.”

「如果是關於工作的不確定性，我會把你每個月的要求提高一倍甚至三倍，但我需要親眼目睹工作之後才能做出判斷。工資溢價實際上為你提供了一兩個月的緩衝期來尋找另一份工作，以防萬一我在第一個月後無法僱用你。

Kumar is advising Tashi Gaming. The decision to join the advisory board was easy. Tashi is solving an infrastructure problem that can help game builders.

庫馬爾是 Tashi Gaming 的顧問。加入顧問委員會的決定很容易。 Tashi 正在解決可以幫助遊戲開發者的基礎設施問題。

“Gaming is all about user experience, so the infrastructure needs to be right from the beginning. A big majority of my first clients were all building gaming-related companies. It is a natural place for me to be here.”

「遊戲關乎用戶體驗，因此基礎設施從一開始就需要正確。我的第一批客戶中的絕大多數都在創建與遊戲相關的公司。對我來說這是一個很自然的地方。