In the golden age of the technology industry, a 50-year-old veteran Silicon Valley engineer made an unexpected decision. He chose to leave the internet giant Facebook and dive into an unknown field—the forefront of Blockchain technology. This person is Evan Cheng, co-founder of Mysten Labs and a key figure behind the Sui Network.

Cheng is not acting on impulse. As a systems-level developer and compiler expert who has worked for tech giants like Apple and Facebook, he is well aware of the limitations of the Web2 world. He believes that the current internet architecture has many issues, such as platform monopolies and the commodification of user data. Although the cryptocurrency space has proposed some solutions, in Cheng's view, existing Blockchain technology still cannot fully address these problems.

'I no longer want to contribute to the growth of centralized platforms, but rather hope to build truly decentralized infrastructure.' This is the reason Cheng left Facebook and started creating Sui from scratch.

Cheng's vision goes far beyond this. He believes that most Blockchain projects are still stuck in the 'database' mindset, operating in a slower and more decentralized manner. The goal of Sui is to surpass this limitation and create an entirely new architecture.

Cheng's decision and Sui's birth are not just a startup story, but a challenge to the existing internet architecture. It represents a new way of thinking, aimed at solving the problems left over from the Web2 era and opening up new possibilities for the future of the internet.

This story tells us that even at the peak of our careers, we should maintain an open and innovative mindset. In the rapidly changing tech world, daring to step out of our comfort zones and challenge existing models may lead to unexpected breakthroughs and opportunities.