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The Atila Schools and Jobs Guide

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 by ademidun

The Atila team and I wrote an ebook about the best Canadian Universities for getting jobs at Goldman Sachs, Google, McKinsey, Pfizer and more. It's called The Atila Schools and Jobs Guide. You know how people say that you should go to university so you can get a good job? But then no one can actually tell you objectively and using data which schools actually help you get a good job? I'm super excited to share a project me and a couple friends have been working on. We created the Atila Schools and Jobs Guide, the first ever guide to help students figure out what are the best universities for getting a good job.

The Greatest Trade Ever Book Notes: The Investors of the 2008 Financial Crisis

Posted on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 by ademidun

The Greatest Trade Ever is about the 2007/2008 financial crisis and how some people who made money, when everyone else was losing money

As I write this we are in the middle of Covid, so these notes are to see if you can take lessons learned from 2008 financial crisis and apply it to 2020 Covid’s financial impact

Rereading my notes from this book, I am further convinced that 2008 financial crisis and Covid 19 are different in very subtle ways and one should not draw too many conclusions.

Hate Inc. Book Notes: Political Media’s Business Model involves Manipulating your Emotions

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 by ademidun

Your anger is the media’s opportunity
(My riff on Jeff Bezos’ famous aphorism: “Your margin is my opportunity”)

Hate Inc by Matt Taibi is about how media companies, particulary, political media companies have a business model that is designed to get you angry and hate the other side.

Voicing Your Brand: Doing Good Work is Not Enough. You Must Let Everyone Know.

Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 by ademidun

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Brag.

Two years ago, I was travelling to a developing country to do some charity work. My bags were packed, flights were booked, and my hotel was ready for check-in. Unfortunately, immediately I arrived at the airport, I had to cancel my trip.

Why Switching from 9:20 Class to 3:50 Class will change your life

Posted on January 8, 2020January 10, 2020 by ademidun

I asked Professor Janssen, if anyone in my 9:20 Sales Foundations class wanted to switch to the 3:50 class.

Since this is the Sales Foundation class, he suggested that if I wanted to switch I would have to make a pitch.

Best Books I Read in 2019

Posted on January 7, 2020January 8, 2020 by ademidun

One of the less-talked about benefits of reading is being able to “humble brag” about all the books you’ve read.

On a completely unrelated note, here are the best Books I read in 2019.

If one of your goals is to read more in the new year, you should start with these books.

Lebron Inc: Book Notes

Posted on January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 by ademidun

Lebron Inc. by Brian Windhorst is about how Lebron has built his business empire from his Freshman year in St. Vincent St. Mary’s in Akron in 2001 (tk verify Lebron high school freshman year) to his new team Los Angeles Lakers in 2019.

But What If We’re Wrong: Book Notes

Posted on January 6, 2020January 7, 2020 by ademidun

Contrarianism is cool right now. But What If We’re Wrong by Chuck Klosterman is one of the best books that I’ve read on how to be a contrarian thinker (tied with Nassim Taleb’s Antifragile).

You can read all my book notes on my blog.

Dataclysm: Book Notes

Posted on January 6, 2020January 7, 2020 by ademidun

Dataclysm is a book by Christian Ruder, the founder of OkCupid, a dating site. The book is about the site’s data can tell us about relationships and human behaviour. If you are interested in learning more about dating habits in society and more broadly, what people say they like versus what they actually like, I would recommend you read this book.

How to be a Capitalist without Any Capital by Nathan Latka: Book Notes

Posted on January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 by ademidun

How to be a Capitalist without Any Capital by Nathan Latka is a book about how to start building wealth when you don’t have any money.

Very tactical and highly actionable, though I occasionally got a bit of salesy, used-car salesman, penny-pinching, vibes and there are some micro-optimizations and “hacks” that I feel may not even make a meaningful impact on building long-term wealth.

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