Academic circles need to bottom out wealth, and the key is timing. Historically, scholars who made money often rode the wave. For example, researchers who entered AI after 2021 went straight to the moon. Even earlier, during 2020-22, those who studied Ethereum's ZK zero-knowledge proofs profited from it. Looking further back, biotech and biopharmaceutical researchers in the 2000s also accumulated a lot over a decade. Going further back, scholars working on polymers and plastic materials in the 1950s and 1960s were also pioneers, as these were cutting-edge technologies at the time. Essentially, it’s about choosing the right field and timing window. Establishing academic standing early in the explosion of new technologies leads to continuous streams of commercialization, patent transfers, and consulting fees. The most critical factor is a keen sense of trends—identifying which field is about to take off, then going all in with in-depth research.