It's Not About the Money (Capital Allocators, EP.45)

<p>Last fall, I sat down with a fellow former hedge fund of funds professional Khe Hy, who left the business a few years ago and has developed a fascinating media platform around introspection, self-awareness, and self-development. Certainly a set of characteristics we don’t normally associate with folks in the asset management business.</p> <p>Khe interviewed me about my career path and some lessons I’ve learned about people, business, and life. With his permission, I am sharing the conversation to allow you to learn more about the perspective that I bring to the conversations on Capital Allocators.</p> <p>If you like the subject matter, I’d encourage you to check out Khe’s podcast, entitled Rad Awakenings, available on iTunes or his website, <a href="radreads.co" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">radreads.co</a>.</p> <p><strong>Learn More</strong></p> <p>Join Ted's mailing list at <a href= "http://capitalallocatorspodcast.com">CapitalAllocatorsPodcast.com</a></p> <p>Write a review on <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/capital-allocators-with-ted-seides/id1223764016">iTunes</a></p> <p>Follow Ted on twitter at <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/tseides">@tseides</a></p> <p>For more episodes go to <a href= "http://capitalallocatorspodcast.com/podcast">CapitalAllocatorsPodcast.com/Podcast</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <p>1:53 – Ted’s time with Dave Swensen</p> <p>2:40 – How did Ted get the job not knowing about stocks</p> <p>3:56 – The start of Ted’s time at Protégé</p> <p>5:27 – How did Ted view the world as someone picking managers vs someone picking stocks</p> <p>9:01 – Early days at Protégé</p> <p>10:36 – Attributes that Ted tried to unpack about individuals</p> <p>13:18 – Understanding a team’s intrinsic vs extrinsic motivations</p> <p>15:03 – How much of investing is about true skill vs being on the right side of a market trend</p> <p>17:06 – What did Ted learn about greed during the bull market run of the early 2000’s</p> <p>20:00 – The ego, envy and entitlement of financial prof