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10 Sept, 12:08edited
What would actually settle the NIS debate is comparing kids just above and just below the admission cutoff on later outcomes like university, earnings, and whether they stayed in Kazakhstan.Is someone going to do this as a data science research project, please send me your kaspi - I am willing to donateAsqar’s Notes
8 Aug, 15:32
How it all started:
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15 Jun, 10:26
How it’s going: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-15/kazakhstan-firebird-ink-10-billion-ai-deal-with-nvidia-supportBloomberg.comKazakhstan, Firebird Ink $10 Billion AI Deal With Nvidia SupportKazakhstan signed accords with the startup Firebird Inc. on computing projects involving Nvidia Corp. that could bring as much as $10 billion in investment, as the Central Asian energy producer looks to position itself as an artificial intelligence hub.Asqar’s Notes
15 Jun, 10:25
How it all started:
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14 Jun, 17:01
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14 Jun, 17:00
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Asqar’s Notes
13 Jun, 18:44edited
A personal gift from Professor Fish
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27 May, 08:01edited
Collegeboard’s level of incompetence is just astonishing. How do you manage to get a digital exam leaked. I remember when they first announced SAT becoming digital I thought that the leaks would end. They have enough budget to make different exams for every time zone or come up with some other logistics.It’s honestly hard to judge students for not choosing integrity when the barrier to break it is practically nonexistent. Or when you know that your competition isn’t choosing one.I think that’s a genuine crisis. The average accepted student at NU has like 1500+. The system rewarded an entire batch of students for cheating the system. And I talked to everyone - the students, the admissions office, and the administration. It doesn’t seem like the solution is coming soon.A great looking university statistics is not a flex if the entire thing is bs.Asqar’s Notes
27 May, 07:43
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24 May, 20:46
🚀 Hiring: Founding Fullstack Engineer at OkiOki, formerly Aleem, is a Silicon Valley language-learning startup. You may have heard of us as the app that surpassed Duolingo in App Store rankings in 10 countries before the rebrand.We reached 400,000+ users in the first few months after iOS launch, are backed by an a16z Scout, have one of the biggest VCs in Central Asia on our cap table, and are currently valued at $9M.We’re hiring a strong Middle+ / Senior-leaning Fullstack Engineer to join the founding team.Stack: TypeScript, Next.js App Router, SwiftUINeed: 2+ years commercial experience, strong product thinking, fast execution, high ownership, and comfort with ambiguity.Offer: founding equity, modest cash + bonuses, salary growth as we grow, remote/in-office, possible Silicon Valley relocation later.Send CV, GitHub, and your best project:Telegram: @Alidar01Asqar’s Notes
20 May, 11:49edited
Apple Pay is comingmet with the CEO of Kaspi - Mikheil Lomtadze
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13 May, 22:02edited
18 летний школьник придумал… Молодой Казахстанец получил грант…The age is irrelevant. I want to celebrate wins from 30-year-olds. I want to learn about a 50-year-old who decided to open their studio or a coffee shop. Or pursue art.And can I also please get other fields in my feed? Medicine? Teaching? Why is dropping out to do music frowned upon but dropping out to do a startup not? If I were good at music (and rock was still popular) I would do that. Fuck all I think about now is how once the current project is solidified and I can get some free time I will return to playing an electric guitar again.Startups are cool, but we will soon all overdose on this shit.Asqar’s Notes
10 May, 19:10edited
We have 2 incoming summer interns:• Duke CS '28 • UC Berkeley Applied Math '27The latter is an American-born citizen. Both are coming to Astana. If you want to work with a great team this summer, feel free to apply: https://forms.gle/DMix2ZTmeHMXch637Asqar’s Notes
1 May, 10:34
Happy to announce
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1 May, 09:20edited
So glad I could play a major role in a collaboration as important as Nvidia, Firebird, and Kazakhstan. This took weeks of preparation and careful strategic planning.It’s a huge privilege to work with the government’s top officials and the Nvidia delegation. I have spent 3 days with Nico, Razmig, and Alex, accompanying them to all of their meetings. There is so much to learn from them and yet they are all extremely down to earth.I would have never guessed even a month ago that I would be sitting in a sauna with an Nvidia VP and get to hear about his personal relationship with Jensen Huang, exchanges with Elon Musk, and that I would be one work matter away from the President of the US.More announcements soon.Asqar’s Notes
1 May, 09:08
In the President’s house Akorda
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1 May, 09:05edited
Вице-Президент НУ
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30 Apr, 11:19
If anyone from NU has a longer version of this video where Nico Caprez says “Elnar and Askar invited us” - please please send it to me, thanksAsqar’s Notes
29 Apr, 16:11edited
I convinced Nvidia and Nvidia Tier 1 Partner Firebird to come to Kazakhstan and organized their meeting with our government
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29 Apr, 16:10
Now that it’s no longer top secret:
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