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: @grahamcweaver Follow Graham on Instagram: Subscribe to Graham's YouTube: @grahamcweaver – ⌚️Timestamps: 0:00 Graham Weaver (Intro) 0:23 Advice To Your Younger Self (pt.1) 2:12 How To Go From $0 to $1,000,000 4:44 Scaling a Small Business to a Private Equity Empire 5:57 Battle Scars & Mistakes 6:55 Persisting Through Hard Times 9:05 How To Believe In Yourself 10:56 Enjoying The Ride 13:53 What is Flow? 14:30 How Growing Up Poor Will Make You Rich 17:02 Getting Un-Stuck 18:55 The Importance of Setting Goals 21:38 Pitfalls in Goal Setting 22:16 Should You Sell Your Soul or Chase Your Dreams? 26:20 Where Does Stress Come From? 27:23 Unlocking Your Full Potential 29:16 Pioneering Private Equity 32:40 Competing With The Giant of Private Equity 33:52 The Alpine Philosophy 37:56 The Importance of Hiring 39:08 How To Identify Top Talent 40:54 Advice To Your Younger Self (pt.2) 43:49 The Best PE Firm In The World 45:15 Graham's Billboard – Connect with me on LinkedIn: DM me on Instagram: – Want to start monetizing your content? Check out my company, Stan: –