Lessons From Working in PE, Hedge Funds, AND VC

🧑‍🏫Wharton & Wall Street Prep PE Certificate Program🧑‍🏫 ► Use code RARELIQUID for up to $500 OFF ► https://secure.enroll.wharton.wallstr... 🚀My 1-1 Banking Mentorship Program🚀 ► Work with me to secure an investment banking offer: https://www.bankingaccelerator.com/ ⏱Timestamps⏱ 0:00 Intro 1:44 Kevin's background and career path 4:08 Growing up with immigrant parents 6:56 The immigrant mindset and risk aversion 9:47 What shifted his perspective on starting a fund 11:56 Day one of starting Mangusta 15:33 The hardest part of starting Mangusta 22:18 Impact of starting a VC fund on relationship 27:36 Balancing fundraising with actual investing 31:08 Handling the never-ending to-do list 35:50 The culture he's built at Mangusta 38:45 How VC differs from PE and investment banking 41:36 Introverts vs extroverts in venture capital 49:30 Lessons from Soros 54:23 Selling into appreciation in VC 58:05 Lessons from Apollo he still uses today 1:01:10 Why he left Apollo 1:07:13 Joining SoftBank Vision Fund in the early days 1:10:30 Working directly with Masa 1:12:02 How investment meetings and decisions worked at SoftBank 1:21:16 The future of Mangusta 1:26:18 Kevin's personal AI stack 1:29:54 What Kevin looks for when hiring 1:35:22 Advice to younger self