I often ask you as loyal readers to ignore certain facts of an issue to focus on my main point. I’m not sure if that’s okay to do. Isolating factors to cherry pick the point I want to make seems a bit like cheating. But all too often the beautiful moments of life can be […]
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 […]
There are many things I and the typical person takes for granted, like getting in and out of a shower, pool or ocean. When I’ve injured my knee or damaged my body in some other way, I often have those moments where I say: Wow, I can’t believe how much I actually use my (insert […]
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. […]