Alexa von Tobel

8 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 18, 2017 by Alexa von Tobel · said 2 times in 1 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Dec 18, 2017
Assertion Supported
Von Tobel Dropped Out of Harvard Business School After 90 Days
“So I entered business school in September of 2008, and I actually took my leave of absence from business school on December 18th of 2008, so I was there about 90 days, and I'd written my business plan”
Alexa von Tobel Dec 18, 2017 ▶ 14:00 LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel
Dec 18, 2017 neutral
Insight
Von Tobel: Good entrepreneurs do not make an exit strategy their goal
“I always say that good entrepreneurs it's not that you don't ever think about an exit strategy, but it's not your goal.”
Alexa von Tobel Dec 18, 2017 ▶ 29:30 LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel
Dec 18, 2017
Disclosure
LearnVest Originated as a 75-Page Morgan Stanley Side Project
“I put together the 75 page-ish business plan that nobody read, but it was all my thoughts in one place on what this future LearnVest company, LearnVest stood for Learn, Earn, Invest.”
Alexa von Tobel Dec 18, 2017 ▶ 13:25 LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel
Dec 18, 2017 negative
Assertion Supported
Von Tobel: No Personal Financial Planning Classes Existed in College
“When I went to college, and I started getting, you know, studying things I'm interested in, I ended up literally, like, thinking to myself, I just want to take, like, some financial planning classes. Like, how many credit cards should I have? And, you know, ho…”
Alexa von Tobel Dec 18, 2017 ▶ 9:07 LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel
Dec 18, 2017 negative
Opinion
Von Tobel: New York Had Almost No Tech Startup Community in 2008
“There was not a startup community truly in New York”
Alexa von Tobel Dec 18, 2017 ▶ 16:31 LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel
Dec 18, 2017
Disclosure
Von Tobel Bootstrapped LearnVest With $75,000 Saved From Morgan Stanley Bonuses
“So I had from all of my bonuses and everything from Morgan Stanley, about 75,000 dollars.”
Alexa von Tobel Dec 18, 2017 ▶ 16:57 LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel
Dec 18, 2017 positive
Insight
Von Tobel: Entrepreneurs Who Survive Downturns Can Thrive Anywhere
“If you can do it in this environment, you can do it anytime. Like, they were like, the entrepreneurs who survived through this, it's like a gauntlet, right? It's like, literally, it's like multiple, like, jumping through knives and hoops, and if you can get th…”
Alexa von Tobel Dec 18, 2017 ▶ 21:49 LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel
Dec 18, 2017 negative
Opinion
Von Tobel: Traditional Bank Branch Hours Were Irrelevant to Millennials
“Banks at the time had these stupid ads on TV that were like, we're open on Saturdays from, like, 11 to two, and you were like, what? Like, that's so irrelevant for a young person who doesn't even want to walk to a bank.”
Alexa von Tobel Dec 18, 2017 ▶ 22:40 LearnVest: Alexa von Tobel
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