1996

1999

2002

Discovered that the raccoon that eats the ice cream in the middle of the night was my dad all along

Told my parents I was not going to live past the age of 12

Steve Bartman interfered with Moises Alou's critical catch in the 2003 MLB playoffs: my first heartbreak

2004

Lost to a boy during recess basketball, letting down the entire female population

Made $47 at a lemonade stand

2005

Ironed my cash to keep it crisp

2006

2007

2008

Nearly the victim of a fatal car accident on the day before my 12th birthday

Had the ball in my hands for the last-second shot

Duct tape wallet business went under: low consumer demand

Read anti-Fed literature in preparation for job at Federal Reserve Board

Coached the eighth graders to the championship

2020

PhD candidate at Columbia Business School

2019

Got my first pair of Hyperdunks with that new flywire technology

2010

Made fun of one of my basketball teammates to seem cool

Best friend turned out to be pathological liar

2011

2012

The world did not end

Learned about compound interest

2013

2014

Rejected from top seven college choices

2009

Team-wide verbal brawl in the locker room after a loss to our rivals

Built robot squirrel to move golf ball into hole without taking extra stroke

2015

Designed and prototyped three original outfits

2016

2017

CUBS WIN!

Blew the interview with my dream company

2018

Realized if you fall down seven times, you only have to stand up seven times

POST~ENTRY

As a scholar, entrepreneur, athlete, and explorer, I constantly pursue a deeper understanding of competitive advantage, wealth, success, and self-actualization. I am interested in how the inner workings of the human mind, the structure and design of interactions and transactions, and the dynamics of power and influence interact to create winners and losers in any game, situation, or negotiation. I hope that what I find helps give every underdog a chance to play the game, win the game, and change the game.

Post-Entry is a place to share my projects, experiences, commentary, inspiration, and hot takes as I pursue my PhD in Management at Columbia Business School and build an opulent life for myself, my people, and whoever wants in.

POST~ENTRY

Post-Entry is a place to share my projects, experiences, commentary, inspiration, and hot takes as I pursue my PhD in Management at Columbia Business School and build an opulent life for myself, my people, and whoever wants in.

VIVI G.

Student of the game

The modern journal of growth, performance, and max profit

PERFORMANCE n.

(1) the extent to which a firm or investment is profitable, especially in relation to others;

(2) the extent to which a person is successful in the pursuit of a goal, sometimes in relation to others

GROWTH n.

(1) an increase in economic value or activity;

(2) the process of developing or maturing physically, mentally, or spiritually

MAX PROFIT n.

(1) max of (revenue - costs + net social and environmental impact) ;

(2) max of (earnings - expenses + net social and environmental impact); the largest life a person can live

POST~ENTRY

Post-Entry is a place to share my projects, experiences, commentary, inspiration, and hot takes as I pursue my PhD in Management at Columbia Business School and build an opulent life for myself, my people, and whoever wants in.

VIVI G.

Student of the game

The modern journal of growth, performance, and max profit

PERFORMANCE n.

(1) the extent to which a firm or investment is profitable, especially in relation to others;

(2) the extent to which a person is successful in the pursuit of a goal, sometimes in relation to others

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GROWTH n.

(1) an increase in economic value or activity;

(2) the process of developing or maturing physically, mentally, or spiritually

MAX PROFIT n.

(1) max of (revenue - costs + net social and environmental impact) ;

(2) max of (earnings - expenses + net social and environmental impact); the largest life a person can live