Most people think Alexandr Wang is crazy. The 28-year-old Scale AI founder is waiting for Neuralink before ha...

Most people think Alexandr Wang is crazy.

The 28-year-old Scale AI founder is waiting for Neuralink before having kids.

Everyone calls it extreme. Unnatural. A tech fantasy gone too far.

But here's what they're missing:🧵 

This isn't about playing god with his future children.

It's about understanding something most people don't: timing is everything in technology adoption.

Wang isn't being reckless. He's being strategic.

And the science backs up his logic... 

First, let's look at where brain-computer interfaces actually stand today.

Neuralink has implanted 3 patients so far. One ALS patient, Brad Smith, edited a video using only his thoughts.

But here's what most people don't realize: 

Synchron, backed by Gates and Bezos, helps ALS patients control iPhones.

Motif Neurotech treats depression with brain pacemakers.

These aren't science fiction anymore. They're a clinical reality.

The question isn't if, but when they go mainstream: 

Here's where Wang's logic gets brilliant.

"In your first 7 years, your brain is more neuroplastic than at any other point," he says.

Kids' brains are under construction. Neural networks are still forming.

This creates an unprecedented opportunity:

Kids born with BCIs won't be learning to use them.

They'll grow up native.

Like digital natives with smartphones, while parents struggle with basic functions.

Wang predicts: "Kids will learn how to use them in crazy, crazy ways." 

Think about the cognitive advantage this creates.

While other kids learn typing and keyboard shortcuts, Wang's children could think directly to computers.

No learning curve. No adaptation period.

 This follows a pattern we've seen before:

Internet-native kids process information faster than previous generations.

They multitask naturally.

They think in networks, not hierarchies.

But Wang's strategy reveals something most tech leaders miss:

The biggest opportunities aren't in being first to adopt new technology.

They're timing adoption perfectly for maximum competitive advantage.

He's playing a longer game: 

Consider how early smartphone apps mostly failed when iOS evolved.

Instagram waited until mobile cameras improved, then dominated.

Tesla waited until battery technology matured, then revolutionized cars.

Wang is using this same timing wisdom and it's brilliant.

A bit about me:

I spent 15 years in tech and blockchain & built a Web3 company to 7 figures without VC funding or tokens.

Now I share insights on tech entrepreneurship and building in Web3.

Follow me @constantine_rm for lessons from the trenches, not theory.

Video/Image Credits:

Alexandr Wang - CEO, Scale AI | SRS #208 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvfCHPCeoPw