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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 7 MIN

Money Negotiation-Why You Talk Yourself Out of It Before Anyone Else Can

from Murdering Mediocrity

Kapil just out of Microsoft, sitting in a Cognizant interview, saying the dumbest thing you can say about money. What happened next taught him what negotiation actually is, and why the number you deserve has almost nothing to do with the market.

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Kapil just out of Microsoft, sitting in a Cognizant interview, saying the dumbest thing you can say about money. What happened next taught him what negotiation actually is, and why the number you deserve has almost nothing to do with the market.

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