Vasil Zhigilei

I build critical web infrastructure at Cloudflare as a member of a small team that manages 10's of millions of SSL certificates for 20% of the web.

I had led a proptech startup that got a Y Combinator interview. I was told that I was a top 5% founder applicant. Built a product demo, interacted with industry leaders, and conducted interviews with homebuyers and real estate agents.

In college I used to run an eBay store selling used computer parts. I also designed and sold RFID-blocking cards that I sourced via Alibaba. Funded my fun during a semester abroad in Valencia, Spain.

I won my university trading club's investing game two semesters in a row. Achieved 50.2% returns in 49 days (1st/48 players) and 30.3% returns in 56 days (1st/92 players).

I have lived in 3 countries and 4 states.

I enjoy scuba diving, and have a PADI Rescue Diver certification.

It is my belief that the content that one consumes can say a lot about them. I read Hacker News daily. I frequently listen to the "My First Million" business podcast. I listen to Dalton and Michael YC episodes. To the dismay of global elites everywhere, I do not watch mainstream news.

Spotify tells me that in 2024 I was a top 0.005% listener of B.o.B.