I was thinking about this last night, and boom RU-vid recommends it to me when I wake up. Roelof is a chill, very polite guy and I've been wondering how he's thought about his career. Not that I want to emulate his career, just pure curiosity. He's made his moves without making too much noise. I interacted with him more than a decade ago, and he strikes me as a quality guy. I actually think he epitomizes Sequoia.
I tried to get into a top MBA like Stanford and wasted my life for 3 years. Then I tried entrepreneurship and enrolled in the CS program. I'm 29 and down with student debt. You guys are inspiring. Let me know if you're working on something interesting. I'm happy to help anything around AI, financial modeling and product management
Even though Roelof is a GSB alum and responsible for the Botha Chan Fellowship initiative, I'm amazed at how you were able to get a whole hour of his time for a public interview. Kudos Cherie, and awesome content as always! :)
While watching your podcast, I sometimes pretend like you’re asking me the questions that you are asking your guests.. like.. I give myself time to think about it.. like what is my morning routine? How do I wind down? What do I listen to? and so on.. So, for me, I think watching your podcasts is a great way to understand myself better.
Wow- sneha! Thank you for this comment. I’ve never thought about my own content in that way and I’m so touched that it helps you better know yourself 😮❤😊
Very good content in the interview. Surprised by the counterintuitive choices by Roelof! Feedback for the channel - we are here to hear Roelof speak, but the first 10 min are about yourself...you may wanna leave that for the end
Black South African here with Accounting background and can tell Roelof that his Actuarial professor was wrong. We’re taught to have a full view of a company and form strategy on it’s survival in the future. We do think about the next 30 years, and we execute strategies to get there
Thank you for this video/podcast! I really enjoyed it! I'm not a business graduate, and I own and operate a business in dentistry. The question of what is enough is a tough one. At GSB you're surrounded by huge numbers in the millions and billions, so it's easy to get engulfed by that. For me, it's enough for me to do better than I did yesterday. Treat people well, do good work, make a difference for others, and compensated for doing the work I enjoy, that's enough for me. My ultimate goal is to live each day in a way that if people that know me were ever asked about me, they would hopefully say nice things. I believe in karma, when you do good things, the universe will return the favour, but I can't prove it. Good luck in everything you do, Cherie!
Just started listening and can’t wait to dive into this podcast! Especially excited to hear about the pros and cons of being goal driven that you mentioned in your LinkedIn post. :)
Thanks, Cherie, especially for the superior insightful information. Your content keeps me continuously motivated not to give up on pursuing my career. Thanks! 🙌🏻 Best regards from Germany!
His inputs 1) Think of how to maximise your value in 30 years down the line, not 1/2/3 years only. That way of thinking will make you take different choices. In this case it meant working for paypal instead of McK or GS and taking 3 paycuts instead of 3 pay rises, with the eventual option of going much higher later. 2) If you could put something on a billboard, what would you put on it and where? 3) If you could do a job and not be paid for it what would you do? 4) 10 years down the line, what would you be proud to have done now?
I'm a new viewer. I would have enjoyed it if we had gone straight into Roelof. Didn't it really make sense to ask the interviewer questions? I came to watch Roelof and hear from him. I can see people clicking off the first 10 minutes for that reason. Weird format, but whatever works IG?
6:50 if money wasn't a constraint, build AGI and try to solve longevity, there's nothing more important than that imo esp with the advances, that's basically it - with the largest impact
How many people would have the courage to say “ in 5 years I would like to be a chef at a 5 star restaurant in the heart of Paris” Not a answer that is tech focused? Would they be afraid that he would say “Why are you here?”
Wow. The host was just terrible. She enjoys hearing her own voice asking mind numbing dumb questions. Totally wasted opportunity to ask this guy some top level beneficial questions.
Very disappointed to watch 10 minutes of interview to a 28 year old nobody, when you have the fucking PayPal CFO who took it public, just listening quietly
@@cherie.brooke don't take this clown's opinion to heart, I thought having Roelof asking you 3 questions to start off the interview is a great twist on regular interviews, it gives really good insight into how he thinks
