Gaurav Kapadia: belief

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…But that’s endogenous, right? The mentors see something in you, and you do something for the mentors to see that. What was your key insight in how to get these very good mentors? One, by nature, I’m an extremely curious person. That actually attracts a certain type of person who really likes engaging in curiosity. It happens to, I think, attract great mentorship as well. If you’re deeply engaged and always want to know more and pull the thread, people have a reason to engage with you. So, that is an interesting thing. I think both on mentors and mentees and peers has been a significant quality. I think I have a passion for a lot of things, but especially investing, that really does come through when people spend time with me. It’s not like I could have been a doctoral candidate, a management consultant. I think it’s pretty clear that being an investor is a very logical outcome, and people are attracted to that. You were in Boston Consulting Group for a little while, right?…

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