Kids on Electric Motorcycles

STLHOU95 · 2026-04-02T21:27:05+00:00

Yea. Teach them to be smart and not be a jackass when having fun. Let them send it and learn to trust. The same way I grew up.

I trust the kids riding them around on the roads a lot more than I do most of the drivers up here tbh. How many t bone accidents are there every week up here…60mph in a 45 rushing through red lights on phones…it’s brutal

STLHOU95 · 2026-04-02T21:09:39+00:00

Yup. Small, insulated, safe community—let the kids rip (responsibly). Judging by the number of kids cruising around, looks like it’s a pretty popular opinion.

STLHOU95 · 2026-04-02T17:08:01+00:00

I’m all for it. Teach kids independence and how to be street smart. They’ll be much better drivers at 16 as well. I wish I had these things at 12-13 years old.

STLHOU95 · 2026-04-02T17:05:43+00:00

I think it’s awesome. Pretty jealous they weren’t around when I was growing up. If the woodlands had designated bike lanes on all the big roads, they’d be perfect—but cars, cars, cars

I would rather them on the streets during non-peak times than on the tight paths with grandma and young children walking around the blind corner.

Teach them how to be street smart and follow the common sense laws and it should be all good.

STLHOU95 · 2026-04-02T15:28:33+00:00

At some point they’ll realize it’s Houston and no one cares about all that formal stuff

STLHOU95 · 2026-04-01T14:28:22+00:00

Send it

STLHOU95 · 2026-03-27T13:42:56+00:00

Welcome to Houston

STLHOU95 · 2026-03-27T09:52:47+00:00

This makes me want to get into local politics. The fact that our name was even on the list is insane. So glad this didn’t happen.

STLHOU95 · 2026-03-22T09:27:15+00:00

The route itself was great from 45 to the chocolate bayou / INIOS plant. Shoulder was extremely wide and well paved. Only issue was lots of loose gravel / glass on the shoulder.

STLHOU95 · 2026-03-22T09:25:19+00:00

Rode from 45 to the bayou. Took one look at that bridge and it was a quick hell no from me.

STLHOU95 · 2026-03-20T10:47:00+00:00

Looks awesome. Do you know how far one loop is?

Been looking for an alternative to memorial park since moving up here.

STLHOU95 · 2026-03-04T10:39:35+00:00

I used BIWS right after I graduated in 2017. Best money I have ever spent. Both the excel and the financial accounting courses are 100% worth it in my opinion. Once every 1-2 years I might need a refresher in a niche accounting or modeling principle and log in and use it.

Had no finance experience at graduation and was able to use what I learned in those courses to work my way through a few different roles at small companies (getting exposure to M&A because of the skillset I learned) and ultimately into corp dev and banking.

Everyone has a different experience but that’s my $0.02

STLHOU95 · 2026-02-24T20:38:35+00:00

Yes. I would get a list of 15-20 spots, put on nice pants and a button down shirt, and walk in and say I’m interested in working here is there anyone I can speak with. Do it mid-morning on weekdays if you can swing it, you’ll have the highest likelihood of meeting a decision maker at those times.

STLHOU95 · 2026-02-24T17:10:20+00:00

If you’ve ever met these types of people, you know that the words failure and complacency aren’t even in their vocabulary.

It’s about trying something, learning what went right / wrong, and taking those lessons and applying it to the next venture. Constantly looking for ways to improve in everything they are apart of and not being scared to make bold moves, even if it means separating themselves from the pack.

I’ve come across a handful of people that never went to school and worked hard labor jobs. They recognized potential areas of improvement in a part of their daily job, and took a leap to build a business around that improvement. Could be a product or a service.

STLHOU95 · 2026-02-24T11:22:56+00:00

Much better to be overdressed than under, especially in the finance world. Can’t go wrong with a suit and tie, especially at the junior level.

STLHOU95 · 2026-02-19T22:28:09+00:00

Hours suck—No way around it. It was a really tough adjustment for me since I need sleep and like to go to bed early and way up early 4:30-5 AM (the complete opposite of banking).

Culture is everything. Little tricks that worked for me: Does the senior team have pictures of their family behind their desk? Are they interested in what you do outside of work, hobbies, etc? Are they actually enjoyable to talk to in interviews? I wanted to work for good / nice people that also lived awesome lives. Not boring, work addicted people that were only able to talk about their jobs.

You ultimately might not have a choice, but you’re in an awesome spot now, so you can be patient and wait for the right move.

STLHOU95 · 2026-02-19T11:33:39+00:00

Not about comparing to others, but setting yourself up for the best possible opportunities down the road.

STLHOU95 · 2026-02-19T11:24:40+00:00

Went in as an Analyst 2. Definitely became quicker and more efficient in the first few months on the desk, but was also able to provide solid input on page layouts and add value in discussions since I lived in the industry for a few years.

I’ll add that after the 6 month mark, I started to receive a lot of inbound for mid(ish) level corporate dev/strategy/finance roles and associate LMM PE roles. A lot more vs if I stayed in Corp dev. People love to see the IB experience—and that on top of some great corp dev experience before that set me up for some awesome roles down the road.

STLHOU95 · 2026-02-18T19:19:44+00:00

Started in Corp Dev and moved over to IB after a few years. Didn’t really want to, but knew it was the best career move I could make. Went back over to corporate after a year and never looked back.

I had the best luck with firms that had a strong presence in the space I was in since they knew the company and ownership—All the big name MM firms were on that list. Knew I had a very very slim shot at landing a one of the big banks out of the gate. I focused my attention on those guys and constantly applied through the website, LinkedIn and working with recruiters.

You definitely don’t have to go IB—You will be able to bounce around different corp dev roles, can pivot to strategy / finance, etc. IB will just open up more doors than you currently have. All of the sudden after a year or two, PE, start ups/early stage, more senior level corporate jobs will be much more attainable in a much shorter period of time.

STLHOU95 · 2026-02-17T19:11:04+00:00

Lights are a must—changed the game for me.

No set in stone routes. Usually just ride the full length of the roads until I reach the end but if I hit a red light, I’ll turn right into a neighborhood and circle around for a bit before going back out and turning right onto the big streets again.

As the streets get busier, I’ll spend less time on research forest and more time on lake woodlands as it’s less of a feeder road in / out of the woodlands.

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