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1/ Morning Brew exists because of a fortune cookie.
Yes, a fortune cookie. What does that mean?
Here is the story of how I decided to leave investment banking and go full-time as a media company co-founder. (thread)
Yes, a fortune cookie. What does that mean?
Here is the story of how I decided to leave investment banking and go full-time as a media company co-founder. (thread)
2/ @BUSlNESSBARISTA and I started @morningbrew in 2015. But it was only a side project.
I took an internship at an investment bank after my junior year and had full intention of returning there after college.
I thought I'd spend 2 years in banking and go work in private equity.
I took an internship at an investment bank after my junior year and had full intention of returning there after college.
I thought I'd spend 2 years in banking and go work in private equity.
3/
3 weeks into the internship and I was HATING my life.
Create a model, copy it into PowerPoint. Create a model, copy it into PowerPoint. Over. And. Over. And. Over. Again. 100 hours a week.
I was absolutely miserable.
3 weeks into the internship and I was HATING my life.
Create a model, copy it into PowerPoint. Create a model, copy it into PowerPoint. Over. And. Over. And. Over. Again. 100 hours a week.
I was absolutely miserable.
4/ It was July 4th weekend and I was working on a merger of 2 companies that I couldn't care less about.
I had pulled multiple all-nighters that week, and was exhausted.
On July 3rd, all of my friends were together and I was in the office working on that deal.
I had pulled multiple all-nighters that week, and was exhausted.
On July 3rd, all of my friends were together and I was in the office working on that deal.
5/ As the only person in the office on the 3rd, I ordered Chinese food alone as I pondered my life decisions that brought me to that point.
I threw away my food and saw 2 fortune cookies in the bag.
I threw away my food and saw 2 fortune cookies in the bag.
6/I never open my fortune cookies, but decided I am going to open one of the two fortune cookies, and it will decide my life's destiny.
Because who wouldn't want to put their life in the hands of a message in a cookie?
Because who wouldn't want to put their life in the hands of a message in a cookie?
7/ I open up the cookie that I didn't choose to see what would have been my fate had I chosen that cookie.
It states "A chance meeting opens new doors to success and friendship".
Interesting but not super useful.
It states "A chance meeting opens new doors to success and friendship".
Interesting but not super useful.
8/ I then open the fortune cookie I chose, which read this:
9/ I'm not exactly a man of belief, but that is all I needed as a sign that banking was not for me.
15 minutes later I texted Alex to meet up to discuss what it would take to go full- time on Morning Brew
And that is how I decided to go FT on the Brew.
15 minutes later I texted Alex to meet up to discuss what it would take to go full- time on Morning Brew
And that is how I decided to go FT on the Brew.
