Quant firms are hiring idea guys, not quants

I've been skeptical about the whole - software is commoditized, ideas are the moat argument

But I've seen first hand the best quant and technical firms in the world hire thinkers, liberal arts grads, and generalists

I predict the trend accelerates

Letter from AQRCapital below

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