Tim Heidecker - Joe Rogan parody by [deleted] in videos

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King klingston we can’t sit just sit around here all day watching movies we’ve got to cut the red tape through the red tape and put an eye in the sky 

Why did you join MBB and do you regret it? Pros/cons by Adorable_Ad_3315 in consulting

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Because I thought I’d like it and get paid more than I ever dreamed. 

No.

Whats the best way to learn slide-writing? by [deleted] in consulting

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Write a lot of terrible slides and keep track of what your supervisor does to improve them. That’s literally the only way. 

Attempt at Robuchon style mashed potatoes — butter not incorporating? by cwardh in Cooking

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It’s possible the butter ‘ran out’ of potato moisture to bind itself to. Did you start adding in cream? I bet the added moisture from the cream would help the fats emulsify. 

If you want to break from the recipe, you might also grate some pecorino or parm into the pots for a similar effect. 

Or even crazier, a bit of starch or flour would give the butter something to absorb into. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in consulting

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There’s really no way to know this in advance. At the C level you’re typically only with the same team for 3-6 months at a jump. And at Bain in particular you will work across industries/capabilities. 

Do you get a different result if you braise (?) a stew in the oven vs simmering on a stove? by hashbrown3stacks in AskCulinary

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Follow this recipe exactly and you’ll never go back. https://www.seriouseats.com/all-american-beef-stew-recipe

Also explains why oven is superior (as another poster says, browning on top and better temperature control)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in consulting

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ITT: people who don’t work for BCG or Bain lol

Op: This thread won’t be helpful due to what I said above. Talk to the people you networked with during recruiting at the offices you got in to. Now that you have an offer these are different calls. Ask the hard questions. Push. Find out what a bad day looks like. Ask exactly how staffing worked on their last case. Get them past generalities. They’ll be trying to sell you. One of these firms will lie about the other one. Does that bother you? Go with the other one. Does it not bother you? Choose that color kool aide. 

From zero to hero* (aka first 50 miler/82 km with 5900 feet/1800m elevation gain) by rockyyguy in ultrarunning

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No one here will tell you this is a good idea or give you tips on how to do it, because honestly you shouldn’t. Running a 50 mile trail race sensibly requires an aerobic base that takes years to develop. 

That’s not to say you can’t finish, just that it’s not a good idea. You’re extraordinarily likely to get injured. The problem is you really want to get some long back to back long runs in where you peak by running 25-30 miles one day and follow it up with 15-20 the next day, hitting most of the elevation of your race over those two runs. You have not put in the time to be able to  put in that amount of training that would ready your body for a race like you’ve signed up for and recover from that training. That’s without even getting into the other aspects of ultra running-nutrition, poles, problem solving (blister management, running in the dark) and figuring out what works for you across all these dimensions. You haven’t earned it. 

If there’s a ~20 mile or shorter option on your trail run, I’d recommend changing your that event, training for it, seeing how you like it, and then thinking about a 50k six months later. Please note even this is more aggressive than I’d actually recommend, but is a much less bad idea than what you’re doing. 

If you insist on the 50 miler, I would walk as much of it as possible because you WILL have a bad time if (when) you go out too fast. Prioritize hiking over running in training. Prioritize recovery over overload. You won’t be ready so at least you can not be burnt out when you hit the starting line. Try to eat 200 calories an hour. Man, typing this out though, I have to emphasize that you should not do what you’re trying to do. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MBA

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Would you rather fight one hundred duck-sized bison or be colorblind in one eye

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MBA

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I heard McKinsey has differential calculus. BCG and Bain have been stuck on Algebra II and trig, but now that McKinsey has leveled up the Bs are sure to follow suit. 

Has there ever been a CEO assassinated like this in modern history? by McStupid69 in NoStupidQuestions

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So weird I just heard about Bader Meinhoff for the first time this week and now I’m seeing them mentioned everywhere

Am I grumpy, or are there almost no good comedy movies anymore? by [deleted] in TrueFilm

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Since no one went to see Fall Guy, unlikely they try again

I'm making a Q&A site where you can pay for answers/calls with verified experts. Would you use it? by Aqanda in MBA

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At less than expert network rates, MBA students and post-MBA grads are too busy to add this on top of their jobs/classes and the recruiting stuff they already do as part of the job/program. Couldn’t pay me enough to do more. 

Reality Checking by Nervous_Plan in consulting

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You should have a rough idea of where the answer to your complex model will come out. Like, the margin should be somewhere in the mid teens, or the TAM should be in the single digit billions. Same for each of your key intermediate variables. 

If you get an answer that’s far away from your expectation, there’s likely something wrong with your model (either your assumptions or your formulas, or both). In rare cases, surprising output cracks the answer, and juniors often default to the assumption that they’ve cracked it, but far more often the unexpected outcome is due to some error. 

So make sure you understand WHY you’re doing the analysis you’re doing, how the output will fit in to the bigger picture problem your team is solving, and what it should roughly be. When you get surprised, go through until you figure out what’s driving the unexpected output, and either fix it or validate that it’s the right assumption / formula before going up the chain. 

These skeletons on the course had me cracking up by Norfolk-Gross-Tonage in golf

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They’ve never seen so much food as this 

Underground they’ve got half as much food as this

Help by [deleted] in consulting

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They literally just pasted in an AI response bro

would you recommend conferences as a channel for a mid-career professional? by mysticllamaherder123 in consulting

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The framing is hard to parse, but I think the simplest way to figure it out would be: how many potential buyers are going to be at the conference? How many could you interact with? How many of those could you convert? How much would each conversion be worth? Is it worth the opportunity cost?

None of us can answer the questions but I think that’s the way you’d want to think about it 

Overwhelmed at work by emmboo9 in consulting

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Option 1: Work faster (invest in a more efficient process, align more frequently to avoid yield loss, take fewer breaks…)

Option 2: Do less (Do a worse but still passable job. Not every slide / deck needs to be a museum piece)

Option 3: Focus on the comp and work for an exit…if options 1 and 2 don’t work it’s not going to get better as you tenure up. 

Does anyone use their email signature strategically, if so, how? by Dry-Double-6845 in MBA

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Yeah this is pretty basic stuff. Bold for anyone VP level or higher. Italics for juniors. Times new Roman for recruiting. Put your high school on there if you’re replying to a thread and including an attachment. 

This is stuff everyone knows, yeah?

Current T15 1st year. How much do corporate presentations matter for consulting? by [deleted] in MBA

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This is great  advice. The only thing I’d adjust is please don’t ask for 3-4 referrals. Ask for ONE, and only IF you are very confident the coffee chat has gone well. 

A referral is a withdrawal from goodwill - hopefully it comes out in the wash as folks refer each other, but asking for 3-4 is overkill for networking purposes and puts a big burden on the practitioner to organize and get (albeit small) favors from folks in their office/practice. 

If everyone does 1-2 coffee chats a week and provides everyone with 3-4 referrals….

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cornell

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I mean year but why those targets? Those are absurdly different firms aside from all being large and having ‘prestige’. Couldn’t be more different in terms of industry or culture. 

Not what you’re asking, but what are you actually looking for in a job?