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nobody asks about your external rate of return
In college, everyone tells you to savor the moment and that you will never be this young again You hear it, perhaps even nod along, but it doesn’t quite register. The illusion of youth feels infinite, untouched by time and an endless road Then a few years slip quietly by. Life…
An under appreciated concept from Buffett is his idea of an inner scorecard If your happiness is derived from what you think about yourself, you will win at life If it is derived from what others think, you will set yourself on a never ending treadmill of chasing validation
This is like hearing a private equity CFO explain EBITDA add backs
Hunter Biden breaks down the difference between crack & cocaine and why crack is so addictive
Watching your analyst order Taco Bell delivery to the office for dinner
Male college grads are now just as likely to be unemployed as people who never went to college Same is not true for women, who are much more likely to land a job once they graduate college The data is just eye opening. We are leaving young men behind like never before
You have a much higher chance of building a successful career if you view the reward of hard work as relationships built rather than money earned
Two signs you will survive a recession: (i) your CFO dresses like this (ii) your company pays for your Hebbia seat to 10x your productivity
Highly disagree with this. Being unhinged on social media might give you the chance to earn once, but you lose long term The perfect example here is probably Chamath. He made money using his SPACs during 2021 by cutting deals and taking shortcuts, but he has lost credibility for…
being unhinged online is now a pre seed strategy. the arc is almost too clean: shitpost → audience → ideas → product → bag.
If you’re in your 20s in finance right now, a couple of years at Northwestern Mutual will give you 10x the career juice of any MBA or graduate degree (and a lot less debt)
If you’re in your 20s in tech right now, a couple of years at OpenAI, Anthropic or a great AI startup will give you 10x the career juice of any MBA or graduate degree (and a lot less debt).
MBA Associate just sent email with multiple em dashes and an emoji in the text
The private equity board before firing the CFO for missing EBITDA expectation by 0.2%
That one friend who bought crypto through the 2022 lows
If you have a resume like this, Zuck will find you in your sleep and shove a $100M signing bonus down your throat Wanted to create real value for the world? Sorry, no Your destiny is to tweak Instagram’s algo and show slightly better ads to brain rotted teenagers
Men will have entire setups like this just to underperform the S&P 500
