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Ask HN: Lunch with a millionaire, what to ask?
I'm 25, I have a lunch coming next week with a millionaire (which happens to be the Chief Technology officer of the F-500 company I work for).
It's a rare chance so I'm composing a short list of questions that I'm going to ask him. Please let me know if I miss anything important. Your advice is really appreciated!
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1/What are 3 skills you think the most important to your success?
2/ Is networking a must to be successful? If yes, How do you expand your networks? (go to conf, meetup, keep in touch with old friends...)
3/ If one advice you could tell your younger self, what would that be?
4/ Do you read often? How do you apply knowledge in books?
5/ Is being a millionaire what you originally aimed for or it's just a sweet side-effect? :)
6/ Which one is more important to your success? Technical skills or entrepreneurship?
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- iends 14y agoThese are stupid questions that anybody could answer for him without without being a millionaire. I would ask: 1) What are problems you are having right now that you need solved and are willing to pay money for (both for yourself personally and for your company)? 2) I think my value is not being fully realize in my current position. I have skills in X,Y, & Z. Can you think of a better way I can help the company get more value out of me as an employee?
- seriousman 14y agoThanks. I agree that anybody could answer these questions, but a fool's answers to these questions should be totally different from millionaire's. Thanks for the 2 questions, I'd add these to my list.