Dino Mavrookas

So I showed up to business school completely naive and not knowing anything. I didn't know which way it was up. I didn't know what I was talking about. And I thought I had two years to figure it out. Come to learn that's not how business school works. So you get to business school, and within two weeks, the school starts asking, okay, what are you recruiting for? What do you want to do?

So I showed up to business school completely naive and not knowing anything. I didn't know which way it was up. I didn't know what I was talking about. And I thought I had two years to figure it out. Come to learn that's not how business school works. So you get to business school, and within two weeks, the school starts asking, okay, what are you recruiting for? What do you want to do?

We have companies coming on campus next week. You have to apply for your internship. And I'm like, whoa, whoa. I just got out of the military like two weeks ago. I thought I had two years to figure this stuff out. So I very quickly said, okay, I better get my act together and started digging into more of, okay, what does finance actually mean? What is it? What does that mean?

We have companies coming on campus next week. You have to apply for your internship. And I'm like, whoa, whoa. I just got out of the military like two weeks ago. I thought I had two years to figure this stuff out. So I very quickly said, okay, I better get my act together and started digging into more of, okay, what does finance actually mean? What is it? What does that mean?

We have companies coming on campus next week. You have to apply for your internship. And I'm like, whoa, whoa. I just got out of the military like two weeks ago. I thought I had two years to figure this stuff out. So I very quickly said, okay, I better get my act together and started digging into more of, okay, what does finance actually mean? What is it? What does that mean?

Because I'm not going to just go by Google and Apple and like, that's going to be my job.

Because I'm not going to just go by Google and Apple and like, that's going to be my job.

Because I'm not going to just go by Google and Apple and like, that's going to be my job.

i started talking to people i'm like tell me about hedge funds tell me about venture capital tell me about private equity tell me about bond trading tell me about anything i can think of and all the things that i didn't know i just started learning about and i got really really interested in private equity for a couple reasons one you really get that finance and investing experience.

i started talking to people i'm like tell me about hedge funds tell me about venture capital tell me about private equity tell me about bond trading tell me about anything i can think of and all the things that i didn't know i just started learning about and i got really really interested in private equity for a couple reasons one you really get that finance and investing experience.

i started talking to people i'm like tell me about hedge funds tell me about venture capital tell me about private equity tell me about bond trading tell me about anything i can think of and all the things that i didn't know i just started learning about and i got really really interested in private equity for a couple reasons one you really get that finance and investing experience.

So you have to become a very good investor. And the skill set there, being able to identify companies and identify investments and what makes a good company and a good investment is actually something I use a lot now running a company. So I was super interested in that angle. But then also as a private equity investor, you own the company. So the different kind of,

So you have to become a very good investor. And the skill set there, being able to identify companies and identify investments and what makes a good company and a good investment is actually something I use a lot now running a company. So I was super interested in that angle. But then also as a private equity investor, you own the company. So the different kind of,

So you have to become a very good investor. And the skill set there, being able to identify companies and identify investments and what makes a good company and a good investment is actually something I use a lot now running a company. So I was super interested in that angle. But then also as a private equity investor, you own the company. So the different kind of,

methods of investing in private equity, you own, you buy over 51% of the company. As an investor, you're directly responsible for it. You're working with the CEOs, the management teams, you're implementing strategic initiatives, like you're doing all the things. And so I was like, oh wait, I'm gonna get investing experience and I'm gonna get operating experience. This is the best of both worlds.

methods of investing in private equity, you own, you buy over 51% of the company. As an investor, you're directly responsible for it. You're working with the CEOs, the management teams, you're implementing strategic initiatives, like you're doing all the things. And so I was like, oh wait, I'm gonna get investing experience and I'm gonna get operating experience. This is the best of both worlds.

methods of investing in private equity, you own, you buy over 51% of the company. As an investor, you're directly responsible for it. You're working with the CEOs, the management teams, you're implementing strategic initiatives, like you're doing all the things. And so I was like, oh wait, I'm gonna get investing experience and I'm gonna get operating experience. This is the best of both worlds.

I think I wanna be an investor for the next 25 years, but if I don't, I'll just have this great skill set all around. And so I really looked at it as a continuous education of my business school career. And I looked at the next five years as just, I'm just gonna go learn as much as I can about as much as I can. And that, for the most part, really played out. I went to a company called

I think I wanna be an investor for the next 25 years, but if I don't, I'll just have this great skill set all around. And so I really looked at it as a continuous education of my business school career. And I looked at the next five years as just, I'm just gonna go learn as much as I can about as much as I can. And that, for the most part, really played out. I went to a company called

I think I wanna be an investor for the next 25 years, but if I don't, I'll just have this great skill set all around. And so I really looked at it as a continuous education of my business school career. And I looked at the next five years as just, I'm just gonna go learn as much as I can about as much as I can. And that, for the most part, really played out. I went to a company called