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Episode Synopsis
This episode is with Cheick Camara, who is a Junior studying Applied Economics & Management in Dyson. On campus he is the Co-Founder and Co-President of BlackGen Capital, the first minority-owned investment fund at Cornell and is the Co-Founder of Fello, a social and professional platform that empowers talented college students to bring their ideas to life.
Cheick is also an Incoming Fundamental Research Summer Analyst at The D. E. Shaw Group.
In this conversation we cover a wide range of topics starting from Cheick’s experience hustling as a kid to leading successful organizations and pursuing your goals.
Content and Timestamps:
6:40 | School kid by day-Hustler by night
10:10 | Coming into Cornell/ From Pre-Med to Finance
19:35 | BlackGen formation
25:20 | Leading a team and organization
30:00 | Having time and Making time
33:30 | Budgeting and Investing
38:00 | Fello and lessons learned in starting a company
51:50 | Visions and Accountability
Cheick is also an Incoming Fundamental Research Summer Analyst at The D. E. Shaw Group.
In this conversation we cover a wide range of topics starting from Cheick’s experience hustling as a kid to leading successful organizations and pursuing your goals.
Content and Timestamps:
6:40 | School kid by day-Hustler by night
10:10 | Coming into Cornell/ From Pre-Med to Finance
19:35 | BlackGen formation
25:20 | Leading a team and organization
30:00 | Having time and Making time
33:30 | Budgeting and Investing
38:00 | Fello and lessons learned in starting a company
51:50 | Visions and Accountability
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