Brian Golod – There Isn’t an Overnight Success

BIO: Brian Golod was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His parents asked him what he wanted to do for a living when he was 13 years old, and somehow he knew, at least for the following 21 years. STORY: Brian invested $25,000 in a new company belonging to a man he’d known for just a few days. LEARNING: Don’t trust blindly; ask questions. Be careful of the appeal to authority fallacy.   “Pace yourself. There’s nothing like an overnight success.”Brian Golod  Guest profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/briangolod/ (Brian Golod) was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His parents asked him what he wanted to do for a living when he was 13 years old, and somehow he knew... at least for the following 21 years. He studied Computer Science at the number one middle and high school in Argentina and got an early start. Before turning 20 years old, his family immigrated to Canada. After working for the Government of Canada twice, tech multinationals, startups, and everything in between, he realized he was able to help professionals get back on their feet and advance in their careers. He started doing this on the side for free, just trying to give back to society, and eventually realized he couldn’t live the rest of his life without pursuing his purpose, what he was born for. He says it’s impossible to describe how he feels every time someone gets the job they want with his help. Worst investment everBrian was working as a production support developer for a multinational in Toronto when he was introduced to a family. He was invited to their place for dinner and got to know the family. There was immediate trust, especially because of the person who introduced him to the family. Brian learned that the man of the family wanted to branch out of where he was working as CFO and start something very similar to what he was doing. The man mentioned this to Brian, and because of his title, his responsibility at the organization where he was working, and the size of that organization, Brian believed the ma