He should pivot to giving talks on landing an interview and interviewing
The Wolf of YC Street.
Readit Newsgodelmachine commented on Ask HN: How did Soham Parekh get so many jobs? · Posted by u/jshchnz
I remember reading a thread on Reddit[1] where someone argued that Google stocks will go down coz no one uses search engine but the person was overwhelmed by investors who still believed in Google
godelmachine commented on I am rich and have no idea what to do vinay.sh/i-am-rich-and-ha... · Posted by u/vhiremath4
Have you ever written anything as introspective as this post, particularly about your own personal shortcomings in a public forum? He seems to still have ego in some sectors of life - as don't we all - but most of the blog was incredibly reflective and self-critical. Can you say you've endeavored to do the same?
Yes, many a times.
godelmachine commented on I am rich and have no idea what to do vinay.sh/i-am-rich-and-ha... · Posted by u/vhiremath4
Just an essay in ego-bashing and showing off. While I don’t deny the author is self-made, highly successful for his age and ultra-rich, this essay is just an attempt to stroke his ego.
It’s evident in the paragraph below where he said he’s leaving DOGE to “save our government”. The writer lacks clarity and coherence of thought. How exactly is he saving the government after his DOGE stint?
>>So, after 4 intense and intoxicating weeks, I called off my plans to move to DC and embark on a journey to save our government with some of the smartest people I’ve ever met. And I booked a 1-way ticket to Hawaii.
Studying physics in the jungle, focusing on my insecurities
So now I’m in Hawaii. I’m learning physics. Why? The reason I tell myself is to build up my first principles foundation so I can start a company that manufactures real world things. It seems plausible, but I’m learning to just accept that I am happy learning physics. That’s the goal in and of itself.
godelmachine commented on Have McKinsey and its consulting rivals got too big? economist.com/business/20... · Posted by u/godelmachine
To be fair, a lot of organizations can't do this on their own. Which is why they hire a consultancy.
Information is siloed, teams compete rather than cooperate, any team's own dossier is going to be seen as biased and unobjective.
There's real value in hiring a neutral, competent vendor to come in, assemble the relevant information using best practices, and present a "dossier" with common-sense conclusions. Then the leader who hired them can use that as political cover for taking the necessary actions they wanted to in the first place, because the leader is no longer siding with one bureaucratic faction against another, but merely taking objective advice from an outsider.
That's actually worth a lot.
Glad you mention this.
Last year, we had 2 consultants hired from some Big 4 consultancy. The manager told us to give them whatever info they need. They came with us on a grand total of 2 calls. The scheduled 3rd call we could not attend coz of overlapping schedules. They never bothered blocking my calendar and I never heard from them again.
I reckon the manager wanted to use them for some political purposes.
godelmachine commented on Have McKinsey and its consulting rivals got too big? economist.com/business/20... · Posted by u/godelmachine
I work with a guy who used to be at McKinsey. He's literally the worst coworker I've ever had. Everything needs to be done yesterday, except he takes weeks between responses. He delegates nothing to his people, and constantly tries to take over things from other departments, making himself an INCREDIBLE constraint and burden. They have an insanely toxic culture there.
I heard the same about McKinsey