Finding a Great Business in Cow Country
Acquiring Minds
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Journey from Blue-Collar Beginnings to Business School Rejection
The chapter traces Cody's upbringing in a blue-collar family, emphasizing the values of hard work and business savvy instilled by his father's successful construction business. It details his academic journey studying finance and Mandarin, including his time in Beijing, and transitions to discussing the speaker's career path from investment banking to seeking a successful business opportunity. Despite applying to prestigious business schools like Harvard and Stanford, the chapter ends with the speaker's disappointment of being waitlisted and ultimately rejected from both institutions.
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