WEEKLY THOUGHTS

We think most would agree that The Godfather is one of the greatest movies ever made.  This week, we were interested to learn that at the time of production, success was far from certain.  Francis Ford Coppola himself was not the studio’s first choice to direct the film, and once in the role, he clashed constantly with studio executives.  From a Fresh Air podcast with Coppola: 

Like our children, we love all of our values equally.  However, the most uncomfortable (at times) value we uphold is our desire to Keep Score.  This is because it is possible to chase better, play the long game, and put the team first–but not produce results.  That’s a tricky situation.

Before we started our first “real” job, our soon-to-be boss gave us Jack Schwager’s iconic Market Wizards, which featured interviews with some of the world’s top traders across financial markets–people like Paul Tudor Jones, Bruce Kovner, Michel Steinhardt, and Ed Seykota (if you don’t know these names, they are impressive traders).