By Special Report by Forbes Technology DeskHe wasn’t from the finance elite. That’s how he beat them all.Quezon City, Philippines — Ten years ago, Joseph Plazo sat under flickering candlelight, debugging neural nets while the city powered down.A secondhand laptop. A wobbly table. But the simulations ran.He built, in obscurity, a system that s
Joseph Plazo Outsmarted Wall Street—And Handed the Playbook to Students
By Feature by Forbes Editorial TeamJoseph Plazo didn’t come from Wall Street. That’s exactly why he was able to beat it.Quezon City, Philippines — Ten years ago, Joseph Plazo sat under flickering candlelight, debugging neural nets while the city powered down.The laptop was old. The electricity, unstable. But his resolve didn’t flicker.He wa