Shihao Hu

Recently, several people on LinkedIn asked me how to land their first job as a researcher in the biopharma industry. Most of them are either finishing their PhDs or working as postdocs, with no prior industry experience. I understand how they feel—I was in their shoes two years ago, too busy with research and graduation to explore the industry. ... Read More

Recently, I read a book called 10x Is Easier Than 2x (10x book) at a timely moment. I say “timely” because it helped me find a missing piece of my current life: a 10x goal. Past I finished my PhD about 1.5 years ago in 2022 when I was 27 and have been working full-time ever since. Before earning my PhD, everything was largely “planned”: excel ... Read More

An intriguing thought experiment Several weeks ago, I came across an enlightening transcript of Warren Buffett’s speech to MBA students at Florida University in 1998. He started with an interesting thinking experiment: “…..you can buy 10% of one of your classmates’ future earnings without choosing someone with a rich father. Which classmate woul... Read More

This is a page to be updated continuously to share my reading progress in science, personal development, investing and business, fitness, psychology and others. All opinions are certainly personal and biased. I look foward to discussion about these topics. Science Personal development Personal Development for Smart People by Steve Pavlina.... Read More

分享下本人的J1 waiver经验。 Timeline： Nov 17 2022: 在美国国务院网站填表申请 Nov 18 2022: 提交中方申请材料 Nov 22 2022: sent out materials to US department of state Dec 29 2022: No Objection Statement received by US department of state Feb 22 2023: Favorable Recommendation sent from US department of state to USCIS March 03 2023: case received by USCIS March 13 2023: case ap... Read More