I QUIT My $200,000 Wall Street Job After Learning 3 Things
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ค. 2024
- I was making six-figures fresh out of college working as an analyst at a prestigious Wall Street investment bank. It was in many ways the dream setup and everything I had worked for. I was living in a luxurious apartment in Manhattan, wearing fancy suits, partying at New York’s finest rooftop clubs and making more money than I knew what to do with.
I was even featured in a 10-episode TV series called “Success,” which chronicled the lives of successful millennials. Swedish newspapers dubbed me “The Youngest Swede on Wall Street” and I felt like I had truly arrived. This was my time.
But despite all the external markers of success, something didn’t feel right. As time passed, I began to realize that a life-long career on Wall Street, something finance enthusiasts dream of, wasn’t for me. In this video, I’ll share 3 things I learned that ultimately led me to quit my investment banking gig to pursue a different, riskier and more meaningful path.
- ABOUT PROBABLY SOMETHING -
Hey, I'm Kunal. I'm a Swedish founder in NYC and ex-investment banker (Lazard M&A). You can think of this as my personal business blog, but in video format.
I create videos about finance, business strategy, M&A and mental models to help me better understand our complex business world. Through my work, I've mostly covered tech, media, healthcare, sports and holdcos so those are naturally the topics I gravitate towards.
My goal is to constantly challenge myself to become a better business operator, investor and thinker by studying world class founders, financiers and investors. I hope this channel will help you do the same.
Just sharing what I'm learning along the way and documenting my journey - nothing on here should be considered financial advice.
Feel free to reach out: kun.chauh@gmail.com
-Kunal Chauhan
Wow. I have read articles about you but i never heard the story this detailed. You are an inspiration and i hope everything you do turns into gold. Great work! 👏🏾
Thanks man, that’s really kind of you
Really interesting to hear more about your past on Wall Street in more detail. I'd loved to see more content like this, and your journey as a start-up founder!
Thanks brotha! Will keep that in mind
Thanks Kunal. Your point about being replaceable really resonated with me. I've been scared to put in my notice at my toxic job as i've gotten another job but this really helped me.
Happy to hear it man, congrats on the new gig!
Super inspirational! Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Thanks for watching!
I really needed to hear this. Specially when I'm a wealth of knowledge and expertise to share with the world. I can only imagine how liberating it feels when you finally share the information you've held back from others for many years. Opinions and fears becomes less of a burden. Congratulation on taking that leap of faith. And Thank you for sharing your wisdom brother
Thanks man, appreciate that
i admire your bravery in taking the leap of faith! i am in a similar position contemplating quitting and travelling while building online. your input is invaluable.
Thanks man, definitely not an easy decision to make
It's great to see that despite your success both in your career and your business afterwards, you're still a modest and honest person. Thank you for sharing your experience. In 2019 I enrolled in training to become a developer following a life long passion for computers and technology in general. It cost me £3600 not just for a piece of paper, but the opportunity to work for the company if I like them and if they like me. If not I get the chance to apply to work for any of their customers. It was a brilliant opportunity, but it thought me an important lesson - I didn't want what my superiors had. I wanted to find the way to create value and reinvest in my own growth. That's why I quit and didn't even ask for a refund. Good luck and keep up the good work.
Bro, I am in my 18s and your content is very inspiring. I also want to start and scale my startup in my college years
Crush it!
Great journey, congratulations on the success and the lessons learned. 20 year of experience and time packages into 8mins. Not bad
Thanks man!
Those cut scenes look straight out of a movie, great production quality and content bro!
Thanks brotha!
May god bless your new path!
Just came across your channel. Great content. Keep it up 👍
Thank you!
I honestly think it’s one of the most beneficial and affirmative video I watched this year. I am actually the opposite. I cofounded a startup over the past two years, and I realized I need to break into IB to obtain the useful transferrable skills from doing M&A. Good video!
Glad you liked it. Why do you feel like you need to switch to M&A?
Really fantstic content! Keep it up!
Thanks Callum!
I really don't get how you don't have way more subscribers. I wish u the best of success!
Appreciate you!
Kunal, thank you so much for making this video! Like you once were, I am a Macalester student who is about to graduate this May. I am moving to New York to start my investment banking job this summer, and the topic you brought up in the video is something that I think about every day. I really admire your career path, and it was extremely helpful to hear your perspective.
That's awesome Arkadii, congrats! Hit me up when you're in NYC and we'll grab a drink
@@probsomething That would be amazing! Thank you, will do
Woo buddy you taught me a lot of lessons thanks for your life learning valuable information
Happy to hear it man
Inspiring story, could you expand on what the start up was? How long did it take you to scale to those numbers? Feels like we’re all pressured to succeed early… thanks
It's in the consumer healthcare space (a chain of medspas driven primarily through subscriptions). Took us 5 years to get to $3M in annual revenue and $1.5M ARR
Proud to be inspired by you, bro.
Thanks man
Thanks man
excellent video
Thanks a lot!
Damn didn't know cab showers was a thing.. inspiring transition man
Thanks my man
Great decision!
Perception is truly an illusion. To one it portrays what one desires, to another it portrays what price one has paid to obtain such desires. The question one should ask themselves is: "For the Life I truly desire to Live, am I willing to pay its price?". I sincerely thank you for sharing your story, Mr. Probably Something.
Thanks man
Hello mate, don't worry i just subscribe you're channel,
I like your content,
Hope you get enough motivation to make videos about how to start business, startup's
Thanks
Thanks for the sub!
what did you study to become a wall street trader?
Class
i thought shower cab was a van that has a shower in it so you may get ready on the road to work.
Lmao great biz idea
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Money is not wealth, wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep.
Just go to near 24hr gym
Dyde had the dream life
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And I’m complaining about working 60 hours a week lol
Bro
You'll be legendary
Always remember that.
Also, start talking about your startup more.
There's a culture of building in public cropping up amongst founders and I believe that it's here to stay.
Thanks my man! Love the idea of building in public
🥰🥰🥰
The senior bankers went through everything and more than you did. That's why they get the 10x.
Absolutely
At the end of the day you'll have to like it you might work another job to get money and building capital but as you grow wiser you'll know your happiness is the most important thing
You have done well 🫡
Great point, thanks