Preskill: Quantum startups should prioritize cross-disciplinary hires
John Preskill · John Preskill on Quantum Computing · Y Combinator · May 16, 2018 · at 1:22:35
Caltech theoretical physicist John Preskill gives advice to physicists and entrepreneurs assembling teams to tackle multi-disciplinary quantum computing systems.
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“Being able to communicate across those boundaries is very valuable, and you can see it in quantum computing now, that if the man or woman who's involved in the software has that background, but there's not a big communication barrier talking to the people who are doing the control engineering. That can be very helpful. And I think, so, so, I think it makes sense to Give some preference to the people who maybe are comfortable doing so, or have the background that stretches across more than one of those areas of expertise.”
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