BCG Cuts Mouse Cords
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A quick story about how investment banks enforce keyboard-only Excel usage through extreme measures.
Sam shares: "At BCG, they had a wired mouse with the cord clearly cut, and it was framed on the wall. They're like 'that's what you're gonna do here.' The message was clear - you don't use the mouse."
This ties into a broader discussion about how consultants and bankers become Excel wizards, using only keyboard shortcuts and macros to navigate spreadsheets efficiently.
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.