Have a list of things well-meaning mentors (faculty/career advisors) told me not to do (“that’s a waste of time, firms don’t care about that”) that played a direct role in big law offers. Ab to start mentor sessions w/ #1Ls in BLS to tell them to do what I was told didn’t matter
My prof. thought SPAC founders took over management of target cos. post-merger. Boy was he surprised to learn, unlike with search funds, the founder equity stake is rather like a finders fee, not mgmt comp. Same class we’re talking about the disastrously misunderstood RMBSs...
About to go on my daily walk without my phone for about an hour. Letting the mind wander does wonders- for happiness, mental serenity, and creativity. It’s so necessary, I bundle up in 3 layers (in Boston) to get it done.
Me to my Securities Reg professor as she moves on from #SPACs to failed unicorn IPOs: “Actually I just got a News notification on my iPad that #WeWork is in talks to merge with a SPAC.” My professor *rolls eyes*: “Of course.”
.@RobinhoodSnacks#SnackFact - Venice was the first (then) country with a secondary sovereign bond market - first to trade and sell government debts (prestiti- wealthy citizens were forced to buy bonds, supposedly preferred over a direct tax)
Went on a bit of a content diet during finals and as my team started interviewing for our very own podcast. But it’s a new year, back to snacking every day with @RobinhoodSnacks.
Downloaded Audacity yesterday to cut and move segments of our first podcast interview. Watched YouTube videos & it’s so easy to learn, I started editing, figuring I may as well make our audio engineer’s job easier. There goes my Friday night.