Amrit Kumar：从学术界到 Web3 创业

Amrit Kumar 已在复杂的 Web3 世界中成功从学术界转向企业家，他将这一切归功于与合适的人一起解决具有挑战性的问题。

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 在复杂的 Web3 世界中成功从学术界转型为企业家，他将自己的成功归功于与合适的人一起解决具有挑战性的问题。

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.

库马尔在印度出生和长大，移居法国攻读计算机科学博士学位，然后抵达新加坡在新加坡国立大学进行博士后研究。

“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年的时候，新加坡是ICO的中心，我开始以研究员的身份从事区块链技术的研究。然而不久之后，我受邀成为一层区块链 Zilliqa 的创始成员。如果你愿意的话，这是我第一次加入公司，也是我的第一份非学术工作。”

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。

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（严格来说是他工作过的第二家公司）中的角色是首席运营官。 AltLayer 的成立是为了让部署应用程序定制的区块链变得更加容易。目标是满足对可定制区块链日益增长的需求，这些区块链可扩展但更易于部署，无需引导大型去中心化网络来保护用户交易。

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 通过提供汇总即服务或 RaaS 基础设施来解决这个问题。 RaaS 允许开发人员启动名为“rollups”的应用程序定制区块链，这些区块链不需要大型网络，因为他们可以利用现有的去中心化网络（例如以太坊）来实现交易安全。 AltLayer 可以在几分钟内部署自定义区块链，从而大大节省想要构建专用于其应用程序的区块链的应用程序构建者的成本、人力和上市时间。

“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.

“我们还允许各种定制，例如拥有定制天然气代币的能力。从我们的角度来看，我们的汇总就像服务基础设施一样被打包。现在，我们有大约 40 个客户通过我们的 RaaS 节省了资金并提供了更安全、可靠的链条。” AltLayer已完成两轮融资；种子轮融资 720 万美元，随后进行战略融资 1400 万美元。

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 也是总部位于都柏林的 Binarii Labs 的董事长。通过 Binarii Labs，他通过首席技术官 Ken Anderson 会见了 Tashi。 Anderson 正在与多家爱尔兰 Web3 初创公司合作，一位共同的朋友做了介绍。

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.”

考虑到 AltLayer 只是他的第二份商业工作，Kumar 可以看到，首先，他严谨的学术背景为他的经验奠定了基础，而 Zilliqa Copper 的成功则巩固了他的整体成功。 “拥有这两种经验对于能够充满活力地创办一家初创公司至关重要。我们以前经历过这种情况，我们知道创建一家公司需要做什么。”

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 中创建一家公司与在 Web3 中创建一家公司之间的区别。 “加密货币非常不同，而且经验并不总是可以转移的。此外，您无法仅通过观看播客或阅读文章来获得体验。每个初创公司都有自己的挑战，但我在 Zilliqa 的经验告诉我，人才是任何初创公司最重要的部分之一。 “你的前几名员工确实可以决定你的项目的成败。即使你得到了资金，​​如果你用错了人，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，一位朋友向库马尔透露，他获得了一份为期一个月的职位，在此之后，根据他的工作情况，他可能会获得一份全职合同。他的朋友对缺乏安全感不太满意，但这对库马尔来说是有道理的。

“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.”

“如果是关于工作的不确定性，我会把你每月的要求提高一倍甚至三倍，但我需要亲眼目睹工作之后才能做出判断。工资溢价实际上为你提供了一两个月的缓冲期来寻找另一份工作，以防万一我在第一个月后无法雇用你。”

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.

库马尔是 Tashi Gaming 的顾问。加入顾问委员会的决定很容易。 Tashi 正在解决可以帮助游戏开发者的基础设施问题。

“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.”

“游戏关乎用户体验，因此基础设施从一开始就需要正确。我的第一批客户中的绝大多数都在创建与游戏相关的公司。对我来说这是一个很自然的地方。”