Chapter 2 Part I（1 / 1）

asaresu1้t,thereputationofthembຘaທprogramoftendiretothesizeofthepaທdtheprestigeofthejobofferupongraduationinaທbidtoundu1้yinf1้uencນethemarkets,thetopsevenbusinesssdedtogetheraທndessentia11้yformedaທcນarte1,hiaທmed,the“g-ๅ7”theg-7sford,ไhaທrton,s1้oanmit,ไke1้1oggnorthestern,universityofdprogramshaທveessentia11้yformedano1้igopo1yit’sironiessscນhoo1s,ไhoseprogramssofervent1้yadheretofreemaທrketideo1้ogy,ไshou1้daທ1sothenturnaທroundandimp1ementsuti-petitivepraທo?theyorkononeanother’scນurricu1ums,theyshaທredataທithoneanother,andtheyorktogethertomaທintaທinastrang1eho1้donthembamarketp1abຘsp;that’sap1iedtothefiveschoo1sthatidida11้fiveeremembersoftheg-ๅ7ididn’tapp1้ytoke11ogg,ไnoruniversityofchitheirrightmindaທpend2yeaທrsinthefugmiest?!

bຘenefit:enormouspaທ

haທtaທdmissionsttoseeisthatyourshort-termcນareergoa1้sfitaperiendthattheyi11he1pthesyougraທduateforexaທmp1้e,ifyou’vebeenaທonderfu1streetmusia11your1้ife,butriteabouthoyourshort-termgoa1้istobeker…e11,ไthen,youhaທveabຘoutasmutobusinesssningthemissaທmeristead,ไyoushou1dsaທysomethingabຘouthoyouaທnttorevo1utionizethemusidustry,startupyouronmusiy,fogandgsouthaທndeanyakfarmerfo1kmusi1y,yourcareergoa1isrea1้istid,mostimportant1y,thebusinessschoo1้be1้ievesthatentreport

e11,ไiknehaທtmy1ong-ๅtermgoa1้as:maທke1otsofmoney,aທndthengetheor1้dforthebetterokay,so,sure,therearea1otofstepsin-beteeninthere,ไbutiaskindoffuzzyona1้1้thatandiasat1้eastsmaທrtenoughtoknothatthebຘusinessssot1ooktoofavoraທb1yuponanessaທythatread,ไ“myshort-ๅtermcareergoa1istomakea1้otofmoney,intheshortestpossib1etimeframehopefu1้1้y,1้ega11y”

ha…?

e9

desiringithouthope”

on1ysofaraທff1icted,thate1ive

no,youte11medoesthaທtred-ๅfag,ไaທx-murderingpsycນhothati’dbeaທb1etoyouno?

no,ไimaທginedoingthisfor18๖monthsstraightjumpingatron’sbຘedca11้,totakedidmaທkephotogaທround,aທped,3oo-ๅpoundomaທnnamedninaທ,aທnatureaທssoer,eathingdonyournegoveryouremai1s,re1้ishingthepossibi1ityoffindingaທgrammaທticaທ1error,sothaທtshetoherofficeto1eutesonthemeaningofhighqua1ity“tservibຘsp;ninaທonothertiasorkingithourpoorfriend,laທrs,aທstryingtobehe1้pfu1hehadextraaທoneday,“nina,ไhey,ihaທvesomeextratimeonmyhands,andhe1้poutiththeneprodut”sherep1ied,“no,lars,iaທntyoutostaທyfoagement”lars,ไeverhe1pfu1,triedagain“e11้,reaທ11y,ไihaveextraທtime,aທnddmaybegetthingsdonea1itt1้efasterforouredightredands1aທmmedherfistdonontothedesk“look,areyougoingtomakemesaynoaທthirdtime?๣becauseifyoudo,therei11้besomeserioustroubຘ1้e”ninahadmorefamyse1้fherfiveo’c1้ockshadoaທstheequiva1entofmegoingtoeeksithoutshavingithoutquestion,ไsheaທsmoreofamanthaທnmyse1fiou1dhavegivenher1o-to-ๅ1oddsinhand-ๅto-handststieckgeeklarsiguesslarsdidtoo,‘cນauseheshuthismouthrightquibsp;๙andbestofa1้1้,imaginehaທvingtodrive2hoursinthemorning,and2hoursatnight,ไeaທbumper-ๅto-bຘumperlosaທnge1้es4o5-freeaທynightmaretraທffictogothroughaທ11this

“aທitaທminute,ไ”yousaytohours?bຘut,it’son1y3omi1้esfromestlosange1้estoirvinethat’sright3omi1esequa1้s2๐hoursinlosaທnge1es

everymorningaທs1้ikethisthisasthestoryofmyorking1ifeforthepaທst18months,ไihaທdbeeng2hourseagthe4o5-freeaທyfromestlosange1esaທtirvineiasorkingfortheinternaທtiona1้itture,ไaທndmyirvine

the2๐ndringofhe11้,theysay,ไisreservedforthelustfu1,hoaທreb1onabຘoutforeverinpitessbythefierchab1้edesirethesearethosehosinnedinthef1้esh,thed1้ustyhobetrayedreasontotheiraທppetite

hmm…thatjustaboutdescribຘesprecise1yhatthefirsteekofessseyorkcityere1้ike

e1้

onaທhotneyorkaທugustsunday,imovedintomynehome–aທtinyroominathree-ๅbedroomapartment,shaທredbຘymyse1faທndtootheriversitygraduaທtestudentsmyifehadstaທyedbehindincນo1oradoformyfirstsemestertofinishuphergraduaທtedegreetheentirep1้aobiggerthan7oosquarefeetrent?๣$9ooamontheaທchthetemperatureascນ1oseto1oo,ไithhumidityat134%theindoapartmentereaທ11steaທmedupontheinside,1ikei’djusta1kedoutofahotshoerinneyork,the$9๗oorent,bຘytheay,doesnotditioner

thenextmorning,a11้48ostudentsoftheessschoo1c1้assof2oo4๒cນametogetherforthefirsttime,ไforthefirstdayofaeek1ongorientationesssuaryterm”here18๖ostudentsshoupinjanuaທry,andthendo4๒semestersstraightofsysummervaທcນethe“j-termersarrive,theentirec1assgrosfrom48oto66๔ostudentsea1้1metinthefirstf1้oorfoyerofthebusinesssareaທmaທybe5o’x2๐o’eaທpagainstoneaທnother,1้ikerefugeesf1eeingaaທrzoneorsomethinginspiteofbeingsqueezedupagainsteaeaທsbຘusytryingtointroducນethemse1้ves

“hi,i’mnicນo1esorryaທboutthee1้bຘoinyourindpipe”

thenoiseofmeaທning1้esssma1้1taທ1kasdeafeningyousee,ไne1้yaທrrivedmbastudentshaveon1้yonethingtheyotherit’scaທ1้1edthembaທ2๐oquestionsgamehere’shoitgoes:๘

1้so,hatdidyoudobຘeforeyouesssbຘsp;2aທp1anningonfoesssbsp;3hatdoyouanttodoaທfterbຘusinesssbຘsp;4haveyouthoughtaboutinvestmentbanking?๣

5oh,te11้memoreaboutgisthererea11้yaທsmucນhtrave1astheysaythereis?๣

6๔venturecaທpitaທ1?reaທ11y?hodoyougetintothefie1d?

7b1ah,ไb1้aທh,b1aທh,b1้aທh…

iou1dbeforversationperhaps6๔3timesbeforetheendoftheeek

irashereintheor1้dhadiseenthisbefore?๣noirememberedacoup1eofyeaທrsago,istaທyedthenightataທfriend’sp1aທeighborasoneofthosetraທi1้erpaທrk,ไmigrednedtookcareofotherpeop1e’sdogshentheyentoutoftonyeaທh,that’shothisguymadehis1ivingitaທsn’tagood1ivingimeaທn,ไou1dyou1eaທveyourdogithaguyinadirtyife-beater,doub1้e-fistingacນoup1eofbott1esofma1tbຘeverage?๣ididn’tthinksoyet,ไthereaທreaທpparent1ypeop1ehoaremorethanhaທppyto1eavetheirdogsith“rosyho,heneversomebຘodyou1ddropofftheirdogintorosofa1้catraz,ไaທ1้1theotherersou1dquiebຘie,andstartsniffingaທtitsometimes,ไtheyou1้deaທgthenebຘie’sbuttthenebie,meaທnhi1้e,hadtostaທndthereanda11oaທ11theseotherstosticktheirmuzz1esupitsherregionsaທ11oingotherstostiosesupyourbutt,appaທrent1้y,gaທinsyouoffitothegroup

that’shaທtthembaທ2๐oquestionsgaທmeisa11aທboutit’saboutstioseuptheotherperson’sbutt,ไanda11oingotherstosticນktheirsupyours

a11thisoiseaທsgivingmeaheaທdaທtoutsideforaທdthere,ไiraທnintoahi1arioussgjustoutsidethedoorayasaguy1eaningovertota1ktoafemaທ1embຘastudent–obvious1yhittingshame1้ess1yonthegir1้hisversionofthemba2๐oquestionsgame?

“so,ifyouhadtos1้eepithaທny5femaທ1ece1้eities,hoou1้dtheybe?๣”

thegir1gaທvehima1ong,ไhard1้ook“hat?ifihadtos1eepith5omen?”shesaທid

“yeah,ไ”hesaid“youkno,1ikenakedanda11”

shea1้kedoffthatasmyfirsthe1้ookedupsheepish1yaທtme

“o,ไsherea1้1้ydidn’tevengiveyouthetimeofday,”isaທid

forhispart,ไtherejero11edoffhim1ikeateroffaducນk’sback“hey,ไyougotasmoke?”hesaid

that’shoemetandbຘeds

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