I Asked a $15BN Investor for Life Advice

Graham Weaver is founder and managing partner of Alpine Investors, a Private Equity fund with $15 Billion of assets under management. On top of that, he's one of Stanford's top professors, and today I got the chance to sit down with him and ask advice on making your first Million $, the importance of hiring, the meaning of life, and so much more.Make sure to watch the whole video in order to get a $250,000 Stanford business education for FREE–Follow Graham on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grahamcweaverFollow Graham on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grahamcweaver/Subscribe to Graham's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grahamcweaver–⌚️Timestamps:0:00 Graham Weaver (Intro)0:23 Advice To Your Younger Self (pt.1)2:12 How To Go From $0 to $1,000,0004:44 Scaling a Small Business to a Private Equity Empire5:57 Battle Scars & Mistakes6:55 Persisting Through Hard Times9:05 How To Believe In Yourself10:56 Enjoying The Ride13:53 What is Flow?14:30 How Growing Up Poor Will Make You Rich17:02 Getting Un-Stuck18:55 The Importance of Setting Goals21:38 Pitfalls in Goal Setting22:16 Should You Sell Your Soul or Chase Your Dreams?26:20 Where Does Stress Come From?27:23 Unlocking Your Full Potential29:16 Pioneering Private Equity32:40 Competing With The Giant of Private Equity33:52 The Alpine Philosophy37:56 The Importance of Hiring39:08 How To Identify Top Talent40:54 Advice To Your Younger Self (pt.2)43:49 The Best PE Firm In The World45:15 Graham's Billboard–Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnghu/DM me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayhoovy/–Want to start monetizing your content? Check out my company, Stan:https://stan.store/–