Abid Hassan’s Post

There is this very nerdy short 8 year old boy in my neighbourhood. He had a crush on this pretty girl next door. He asked her out, and she replied “ewww” and ran away. I felt bad for him and asked him if he is okay. He said, “It’s okay, 30 years from now she will come to me on LinkedIn to sell stuff. I’ll reject her then”. I was amazed at his long term vision. This story of course is total inspirational bullshit that never happened. Just like all the other inspiration bullshit stories on LinkedIn. Alright goodnight

This is super mega. Aparna Sathianathan Bodhish Thomas ❤️

Free pro tip. If you are reaching out on a cold email to someone, please get their name right. It is astonishing how many people screw this one up :)

Call for help. Question: RBI says retail can trade F&O on USDINR only if they have exposure. What is the definition of exposure here? What will qualify? Also, does ESOPs from a foreign company qualify?

I told Prateek and Learnapp team to make me look good and photoshop some six packs for the latest episode of the Perspective Show on Zero1. This is not exactly what I expected Watch Prateek and me talk about IPO conspiracies in the IPO show by Zero 1 https://lnkd.in/g6kyU-G8

The unhappiest set of people I have ever studied with or lived with were the first year students of IIMA. The unhappiest or the most stressed I have been is when I was in first year of IIMA. The pressure of academics was not high. What was high was the pressure of social validation and the pressure of finding your spot in the hierarchy. To participate in the social histrionics of summer placements. And to get an investment banking or consulting job. As absurd as it sounds, not getting into a Goldman or a Duetsche or McKinsey made people sad. People were low, depressed, rejected, and feeling worthless depending on their summer placements. Because somehow the herd could pin the entire worth of a person to his or her placements. Let me put this in perspective. Everyone who came there had their careers set. Everyone who came there were going to end up in the top echelons of India’s corporates. They were all going to get 5-6x of the pay they were getting in B Tech to start with. We should have been thanking our stars for the rest of our lives (which I do now, everyday) And yet, back then, most, including me, complained, instead of being grateful. That is what comparing our life outcomes with others does to us. And that is why grateful people who focus on what they have will always be happier