Sitting on a train the Alps. Kid from local boarding Swiss boarding school sits down next to me & he’s my cousins best friend from Cali. It’s a big world but the upper crust is very thin
2024-01-20 14:22:33
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amy :
My dad always said, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”
2024-01-20 17:28:04
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itrieditididntlikeit :
I went to a private school that was 20k/year and I can say this is 1000% true
2024-01-20 05:58:04
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RM Dawson :
Yup. Asked my buddy the key to his huge success. His reply was simple, “My HBS network”.
2024-01-20 05:33:11
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_nunya :
This is called Social Capital- this socialization provided the habitus needed to succeed among the affluent.
2024-01-21 04:02:50
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Shavedheadguy79 :
This is how it is at USC and Stanford
2024-01-20 02:39:02
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J s Verdin :
Fraternities are this as well. Exclusive, connected.
2024-01-20 06:31:39
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B&L&P :
I’m from America and I went to boarding school in Switzerland and I know all about this it’s a great experience…. Just saying
2024-01-21 07:35:28
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mila :
I didnt even go to a boarding school, just a slightly better high school and a lot of kids already knew each other from piano lessons, skiing or some other activity they’ve done since childhood
2024-01-24 15:21:29
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Isjfjeknejsksbsn :
Spot on! Private schools, top colleges, lacrosse, growing up going to Nantucket/Martha’s Vineyard in the summer.
2024-01-20 03:59:39
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Allie M :
Correct! My daughter at 19yo has more connections than an adult.People in embassies,real state,finances, etc. Key=school district and her personality
2024-01-20 13:37:52
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user707689790889 :
True of Manhattan prep schools even in my day. My son got his job through boarding school connection.
2024-01-20 14:53:00
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JeannieOnMaui :
We have 2 major private schools in Hawaii that are THE networks you want to be connected with after graduation & thru life.
2024-01-20 07:15:06
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Potato :
You just described Gossip Girl 😂
2024-01-21 13:53:35
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Lilah16 :
Invisible network is spot on
2024-01-20 21:36:18
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Legotoycollector/engineer :
“It’s not about the grades you make, but more the hands you shake”
2024-01-21 19:57:50
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Sohana Santra :
it's giving gossip girl
2025-06-10 22:21:25
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Terri :
That’s just networking. Establishing that you know someone in common makes that person easier to trust and do business with. It’s who you know
2024-01-22 17:35:54
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NathanSF :
Yep. 100% true. This has been my experience also. …and you have to follow—join the same club, go to the same parties, and go along with everything
2024-01-20 02:54:30
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user1964556783130 :
It's six degrees of separation reduced to two. It's like the mafia they ALL KNOW EACH OTHER, EVEN IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
2024-01-31 11:19:25
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salty_siren :
My friend is like this. Like two degrees of separation from anyone on the planet.
2024-01-21 19:43:34
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Holaisaaa :
It’s like that in the art world too. I’ve been going to all these diff art schools throughout my life and always seem to know someone thru mutuals
2024-01-19 06:00:35
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tt4peace :
No it is as nefarious as it sounds 😳
2024-01-20 10:35:33
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sereneintegral :
Not just Rich, clever humans know how to network- it’s not always about $$.
2024-01-21 04:03:11
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Steve Balboni :
bro described friends and connections 😂
2024-01-21 21:20:50
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