Goshawk Trades(@GoshawkTrades):before the $109 billion, michael bloomberg spent his first summer on wall street sitting in his underwear in an unairconditioned bank vault, counting securities by hand: "we slaved in our underwear in an unairconditioned bank with an occasional six-pack of beer to make it more bearable." "my friends asked what I was doing for work. to save face, I told them I was studying methods and procedures to simplify workflows. my friends were research analysts and investment bankers with lush private offices, and I was what can only be called a clerk. why didn't I quit? I was too embarrassed." amazing episode on michael bloomberg from founders podcast.

2026.09.15 20:21

before the $109 billion, michael bloomberg spent his first summer on wall street sitting in his underwear in an unairconditioned bank vault, counting securities by hand: "we slaved in our underwear in an unairconditioned bank with an occasional six-pack of beer to make it more bearable." "my friends asked what I was doing for work. to save face, I told them I was studying methods and procedures to simplify workflows. my friends were research analysts and investment bankers with lush private offices, and I was what can only be called a clerk. why didn't I quit? I was too embarrassed." amazing episode on michael bloomberg from founders podcast.