> This article made me _really_ curious what manner of awesomeness is going on at Two Sigma

This is probably a major reason he’s being hired.

I haven’t experienced too much of this phenomenon but “famous” OSS folks get coddled and showered with money by many companies in hopes of attracting talent.

And to be fair, its not the worst strategy. Instead of some silly values document they pay real engineers and usually give them a ton of freedom.