B30 – Taking Charge of Your Life & Pressure

Today I have a special guest on the show, Shutong. He’s an MBA student with me here at Columbia with a finance and PE background. We explore the role and conversations happening (and not happening) around pressure, failure, and stress in both the startup and financial industries. Rocked by a recent life tragedy with a […]

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B29 – Health & Fitness Goals As Professionals – the best shape of your life should be today

A great scene last week occurred when here in NYC, the temperature rose past 70 and it was sunny.  Everyone celebrated by finding some excuse to go outside.  Even some undergrad classes were held outside on the grass #classic That also means the inability to hide behind layers and layers of fluffy coats and sweaters.  […]

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B28 – You Are Predictably Irrational

In this week’s episode, Dano joins me in discussing some behaviors we as humans typically engage in that don’t make much sense logically–even more so strange, we tend to act irrationally in a consistently predictable manner. Join us as we break down some of the most common examples in startups, business and life in this […]

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B27 – Interviews & Negotiations

It’s that time of year where internships and jobs are locked down and salaries are negotiated.  This week we dive into some tricks of the trade we’ve received from headhunters, mentors, books and articles. We dive into BATNA’s, the importance of research, and two-way interviewing. Have any other suggestions? Please leave a comment. Watch our […]

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