Who inspires you?
The interviewer wants to learn more about you on a personal level. The goal of your response is to share with the interviewer who inspires you and why. The way you respond will help the interviewer understand what you value most.
"The person who has most greatly inspired me is my older brother. He introduced me to the world of decentralized finance. We've worked together on various crypto-related projects in our free time. He introduced me to the concept of putting 80% of your effort into the 20% that will get you the biggest return. It's completely changed the way I work and think about projects."
"It's hard to choose just one person as I draw inspiration from many individuals in my life and history and popular culture. If I had to choose one, I would say Bill Gates. I've closely followed his career and am incredibly inspired by his philanthropic work, having given away billions of his fortune to education, climate action, COVID-19, and global health initiatives. He's taught me the importance of taking risks, both professionally and personally."
Your inspiration can come from a book, a mentor, a family member, a celebrity, an author, or someone from a previous job. There are no wrong answers, but you should aim to avoid cliches or pointing to an individual from who you don't, in reality, draw inspiration.
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Anonymous Answer
The person who inspires me is CZ, the CEO of Binance, and I'm not saying this because I am taking an interview for Binance.
2022 was a hard time for the crypto industry and we saw some players go down, which left massive uncertainty in the crypto industry. Consequently, CZ, the CEO of Binance, got some criticism as well as negative comments from a lot of people for the future of crypto, as well as its operation.
But he ignored those nagative comments and just focused on building something good for the future of the humanity. This sort of mentality and focus, driven to build something is really inspiring to me as a crypto enthusiast myself, and the reason I'd like to be a part of this building process.
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