Current gig: Private Equity Associate
Location: New York, NY
Current mobile device: iPhone 5, iPad II both synced with office network and Outlook
Current computer: Lenovo Thinkpad with Windows 7, Office 2007, Twin 21.5" Acer Widescreen LCD monitors, (at home dinosauric Toshiba Crash Prone POS)
One word that describes how you work: SWAG
What apps/software/tools can't you live without? Office Suite, CapIQ, TheChive, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Soundcloud, Evernote, Mailbox, Tinder, WSO, RapGenius, Todoist, YouTube... This list is by no means exhaustive
What's your workspace setup like? Pretty boring, honestly. Side-by-side monitors connected to my laptop, keyboard sans F1 & Caps Lock keys, research reports, investor presentations, Black n' Red notebooks, CIMs, calculator, Snapple Green Tea and water bottles, pictures from Ibiza, and pictures of my future wife, Olivia Munn (I called dibs).
What do you listen to while you work? A lot EDM across the spectrum from trance to progressive house, throwback gems (Eddie Money, Kenny Loggins, The Outfield, Tracy Chapman etc.)... Soundcloud, Hypem, Earmilk, Thissongissick, etc are excellent for music discovery.
What's your best time-saving trick? No longer being in banking
What's your favorite to-do list manager? Todoist and Outlook
What everyday thing are you better at than anyone else? Giving zero fucks
What's your sleep routine like? Super stoked about this one... Since I broke up with banking, I have been getting ~6 hours per night during the week and on weekends I've been sleeping as much as I want to.
Fill in the blank. I'd kill to see _________ answer these same questions. Mahbod Moghadam, Tom Lehman, Ilan Zechory (the collective force behind RapGenius), Porter Robinson, Pierce Fulton, The O.G. "P. Curtis" of WSO fame (formerly of Tailwind Capital and Rothschild), swagon (RIP), Nick Woodman, Mark Cuban, and Ron Swanson
What's the best advice you've ever received? Never make the same mistake twice.
Is there anything else you'd like to add? Drinking with Eddie, Patrick, and Andy Louis is the bomb. I love the WSO and am constantly impressed by the creativity, contribution, and community of its membership. I'm going to try to get more content out there for you guys soon.
Oh sure...some people just need to make their own threads about it. You and Eddie can't be in the same thread as the rest of us proles hah.
Good stuff though, for sure.
Holy shit, this made me laugh.
SWAG and Giving zero fucks FTMFW. +1
Plus there's absolutely no way you won't get fired up listening to The Outfield:
//www.youtube.com/embed/JG6bA5GJ1hc
@"Edmundo Braverman" .. I put my pants on just like the rest of you -- one leg at a time. Except, once my pants are on, I make gold records.
@rufiolove
Cool story breh.
I lol'd in the office at the "giving zero fucks" part, hahaha
@rufiolove That's funny. My girlfriend's a hardcore "chiver". Has the shirt and everything. And EDM FTW!
You guys really need to upgrade to office 2013. It's the best version I've ever seen.
Pretty controversial comment to throw out there without supporting evidence!
I have to agree. I've got Office 365 (which is basically 2013 with constant updates) and it's kind of a game changer for Microsoft.
I'm long MSFT. No bias or anything here.
But seriously it's fuckin nasty
I like it; it soothes me.
Thanks for continuing the thread, albeit in separate threads... Still cool to see this take off a bit. and long live the chive! Mentioned that in my original post. SUCH a great time waster.
How's Todoist? I usually start in one of those task manager apps...then eventually get fed up and head back to the ole' legal pad.
I have Office 2013. What's so great about it?
heh
Tinder huh? OK
I stopped using tinder a few weeks ago… too many douches for my liking lol. My coworker showed me cliqie . com and I’m a big fan of that over the others in terms of actually meeting people vs. just entertainment. It has a different approach that feels less sketchy cause you and your friends essentially act as “wingmen”. I like that it helps you find things to do too. Skout’s okay too, but still has it’s fair share of creepers
Gonna have to say that I'll continue to go old school and meet women in real life.
The Outfield FTW
@rufiolove Since you like EDM I would recommend adding some DJ sets to your playlist. I download lots of BBC Radio 1 essential mixes and a few live sets for work. It's great because I can just zone in on work without having to change the song, etc. Linked 2 of my favorites below.
https://soundcloud.com/nickraymondg/porter-robinson-ultra-music
https://soundcloud.com/acunixx-1/netsky-essential-mix-09-10-2010
@rufiolove Since you like EDM I would recommend adding some DJ sets to your playlist. I download lots of BBC Radio 1 essential mixes and a few live sets for work. It's great because I can just zone in on work without having to change the song, etc. Linked 2 of my favorites below.
https://soundcloud.com/nickraymondg/porter-robinson-ultra-music
https://soundcloud.com/acunixx-1/netsky-essential-mix-09-10-2010
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