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Don't read this private equity newsletter:

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Just because the AI is glazing you doesn't mean it's not true.

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@_mattwelter Depends also on your goals for the business (ie: do you plan to sell, are you indispensable/are you the brand, what happens after you're gone or no longer capable of running it, etc)

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@hammer_mt I kind of remember a flurry of articles from around that era claiming that companies were looking to hire prompt engineers and paying big salaries.

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The Dire Wolves are back in town

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Dire wolves are back, baby!

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The best entrepreneurs are an unusual combination of Artist and Benevolent Dictator

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The 11 most important Python libraries for market data analysis:

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Just put together a report on how to use ChatGPT in Private Equity - Research markets, analyze companies, create marketing materials for PortCos, investor comms, etc.

Bad news: the report isn't for sale.
Good news: It's free (in welcome email for my newsletter. Link in bio.)

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"The difference between successful and unsuccessful people is that successful ones know that the most unprofitable thing ever manufactured is an excuse." - Jay Samit

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Remember, when naysayers tell you that you can't do something, they're often just projecting their own limiting beliefs onto you.

When that security guard tells you, "Sir, you can't go in there!" he's probably just saying that because HE can't go in there.

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The big tech companies didn't start with "We're going to disrupt X-industry with a massive TAM".

They became disruptive after they built great products (aka @paulg's "make something customers actually want").

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Blackstone is buying data centers like there's been a Black Friday sale all year.

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The Godfather may be about crime, but at its core, it’s a playbook on influence, strategy, and leadership.

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The Godfather isn't just a mob movie. It's also stuffed (like a mozzarella meatball - yum!) with business wisdom for private equity folks. Here are 10 lessons in leadership, strategy, and growth straight from Don Corleone himself.

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10. Stick to Your Code

Sure, the Corleones weren’t exactly angels, but they had a code. In PE, integrity matters. Hold your firms to high standards. If nothing else, it'll keep you out of headline drama.