Boston Consulting Group

also referred to as: bcg

6 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 31, 2016 by Jim Koch · said 12 times in 5 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Oct 31, 2016 negative
Opinion
Koch: Staying at BCG was dangerous because of career regret risk
“And in my situation, staying at BCG was dangerous, but not scary. And the danger there, the risk of it was continuing to do something that didn't make me happy, and getting to, you know, 65, and looking back and go, oh my god, I wasted my life. That is risk. T…”
Jim Koch Oct 31, 2016 ▶ 8:39 Samuel Adams: Jim Koch
Oct 31, 2016
Insight
Koch: If you wouldn't do a job forever, don't do it tomorrow
“Well, if I don't want to do it for the rest of my life, I probably don't want to do it tomorrow.”
Jim Koch Oct 31, 2016 ▶ 5:16 Samuel Adams: Jim Koch
Oct 31, 2016 positive
Disclosure
Koch recruited his 23-year-old BCG secretary to co-found Boston Beer
“But then I realized, wait a minute, there is a person here who is energetic, talented, resourceful, Great people person. Has all the skills that I don't really have. She was my secretary. So it was just me and Rhonda. She was 23 years old. No college degree. B…”
Jim Koch Oct 31, 2016 ▶ 15:47 Samuel Adams: Jim Koch
Jul 24, 2017
Assertion Supported
Jim Koch chose his 23-year-old secretary to co-found Boston Beer Company
“She was my secretary. So it was just me and Rhonda. She was 23 years old. No college degree. Bartended at night.”
Jim Koch Jul 24, 2017 ▶ 16:30 Samuel Adams: Jim Koch (2017)
Jul 24, 2017
Insight
Jim Koch: The biggest risks are dangerous but not actually scary
“And it's the difference in life between things that are scary and things that are dangerous. And there are plenty of things that are scary but aren't dangerous. And there are things that are dangerous, but not scary. And those are the things that get you.”
Jim Koch Jul 24, 2017 ▶ 7:53 Samuel Adams: Jim Koch (2017)
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