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Welcome to the Business & Personal Development podcast with Chris Haroun, where you’ll find tips on how to take your career to the next level. Chris has sold more than 1,000,000 courses globally and has been featured in Business Insider, NBC, Inc, Forbes, CNN, Entrepreneur & TedEx. Chris is the author of the #1 best selling online business course called "An Entire MBA in 1 Course" and the author of the book "101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School," which Business Insider wrote is "the most popular book of 2016." Forbes called this book "1 of 6 books that all entrepreneurs must read right now."He is the founder & CEO of Haroun Education Ventures, an award winning business school professor, MBA graduate from Columbia University & former Goldman Sachs employee. He has raised/managed over $1bn in his career. He also has work experience at hedge fund giant Citadel, consulting firm Accenture & several firms that he has started, including an investment firm that had a venture capital investment in Facebook several years before the Facebook IPO. He is a frequent guest lecturer at several Bay Area MBA schools including Berkeley & Stanford. Download a free "Networking" book (retails for $19.99) at www.harouneducation.com.

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How to ask for a raise, where is smart money going, how to analyze an earnings call and more

July 19, 2026 • Episode 371

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This episode is a compilation of answers to YOUR questions that were asked directly from my listeners who attend my weekly business education YouTube live webcast. I'll be covering the topic on: how to ask for a raise, where is smart money going, how to analyze an earnings call and more.

Refer to chapter marks below for a complete list of topics covered and to jump to a specific section.

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Chapter Marks:

0:25 Welcome to the 371st Weekly Live Webcast

0:59 How to Ask for a Raise

4:27 Can Founders Keep a Full Time Job?

6:46 Best Movie Business Plans

9:27 Starting a Hedge Fund Internship

14:42 Where Is the Smart Money Going?

20:08 IBM Earnings Miss

22:50 Running Out of Questions During a Presentation

28:02 Who Is Your Mentor?

29:43 Is IBM a Buy?

31:11 Will War Hurt the Economy?

32:00 Are Stocks Overvalued?

36:30 Are T Bills Worth Buying?

37:46 SpaceX Valuation Drop

41:06 What Makes a Great VC Firm?

43:45 How VC Fees Work

44:41 Taking a Sick Day

46:35 Russia's Debt to GDP

47:52 Is the CFA Worth It?

49:14 Is IBM Falling Behind?

50:25 Is Investment Banking Still Worth It?

51:43 Careers in Lending

52:20 Can I Start a Bank?

52:53 Investing in Royalties

53:54 Why Cathie Wood Is Popular

57:43 How to Analyze Earnings Calls

1:01:22 Making Money With AI

1:02:12 The Social Network Reaction Video

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