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Investing rules for graduating students and young professionals.On request from @syedanusali Here is a list of short sometimes cynical rules that I put together for my portfolio optimization class at

On @AsraRizKhan request.Why did I come back home?There is a long backstory here. I wouldn't have shared it if you hadn't asked. Thank your for asking. I am a child

Why are women founders important?In 1992 one of the largest tech consulting firm, my first employer, wouldn't hire women. There was no debate or discussion. It was unstated internal policy.

1/ I learnt to cook in New York and Orange County. My first attempts were recombining contents of cans and heating them on a stove.Till one day I used sweetened

1/ I had 3 dreams as I grew up. a) Run the NYC Marathonb) Write a bookc) Produce a play on BroadwayFor a kid who used the G-3 bus to

1/ Startup failure phenotypeI grew up in an environment where failure was not looked upon favorably.It was something that was just not done in the family.If you studied hard you

1/ Ask any technology company CEO in any location in the world and they will tell you their biggest challenge is finding the right talent. Not just engineering or technology

1/ Last night I went looking for all the threads I had done on #founders #startups #productdev #uniteconomics and the mindset of a founder.I thought it would be an easy

1/ In my course on portfolio optimization for Executive MBA students, I do a last lecture ala #randypauschThe theme - understanding wealth + running money. While we come from finance,

1/ Optionality, volatility and convexity. Three concepts and their interaction that I first learned via @nntaleb and his text on dynamic hedging in the summer of 1998. Together the three

1/ I was a founder with a tech background who wanted to build a tech company. This thread is as much about me as the teams I