Intro

Every new grad walking into their first big-company job is judged by ten unwritten Wall-Street “commandments.” Do you know them? Or are you have you been breaking them since day one?

Goldman insider Jean Luo and sister Cherie unpack rules 6-10 of the infamous list, exposing the office-politics maneuvers, perfectionist rituals, and first-impression hacks that still dominate Fortune-500 boardrooms.

We chat about:

▫️ The back-channel secret: how top performers get what they want

▫️ Mentor management 101: the 3-line follow-up that turns a coffee chat into career sponsorship.

▫️ How Goldman’s “zero-defect” rule forged a cult of perfection.

▫️ Ask the “dumb” question or stay mid: the mindset shift that beats fear of looking stupid.

▫️ First-impression science: the 3 V’s for owning the first 30 seconds with any exec or client.

⏰ Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: Goldman “cult” commandments

00:30 – Recap of Rules 1–5

02:00 – Rule 6: Pre-wire every meeting

03:20 – Back-channel decisions

04:24 – Brainstorm theatre tactics

05:25 – Rule 7: Manage your mentors

06:24 – The 3-line follow-up email

07:16 – Coffee-chat prep essentials

08:33 – Email-perfection paralysis

09:32 – Rule 8: Zero-defect precision

10:47 – The “comma crime” story

11:26 – Burnout in perfection culture

13:41 – Rule 9: Ask the “dumb” questions

15:12 – The notebook trick

17:47 – Coffee-chat lands a new role

18:36 – Manager shocked by note-taking

19:26 – Rule 10: First-impression power

20:03 – The 3 V’s + vibe explained

21:06 – Looks, confidence, client roles

24:20 – A hair-raising wake-up call

26:20 – Generational skincare lessons

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▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.

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