The reality is, it's like, eat or be eaten, man. If you're not figuring out the new way to be on the front of something and be building in these other areas, you're in for a tough time no matter what.

My mom, to this day, still asks me why I didn't go to medical school or why I didn't get a PhD, in all seriousness. Like, the Indian mother thing is sort of a meme, but it's also very real.

What is the long-term game you're playing? ... I wasn't trying to be, you know, a Twitter thread guy. That's not my long-term vision ... It vaulted me from being a nobody private equity guy, as you said, to I signed a book deal last month, like a big book deal last month.

If you are a GP, so like one of the principal owners of a private equity fund, and you've been doing it across multiple funds that have performed well over a period of time, it's pretty safe to assume that you've got a net worth north of $50M.

My favorite line that Shaan ever had is if you're not going to be good-looking, be interesting-looking.