July 14, 2023

019: Alamdar Hamdani on "the Mama Rule", entrepreneurial civil service, and the most underrated risk in the US

1 hour 48 minutes

Alamdar Hamdani is the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, one of the most important jurisdictions in the country. What I love about his story is that it’s the classic American story of how the son of poor immigrants in small-town Texas became the US attorney for one of the most important jurisdictions in the country.

But I discovered another equally American part of this story I hadn’t heard elsewhere - the story of the entrepreneurial civil service that led him to where he is today.

(16:00) - the decision that changed his career

(19:00) - how selling Sesame Street books led to the decision that changed his career

(39:30) - how the South Asian bar led Alamdar to the US Attorney’s Office.

(42:30) - the shocking story of how Alamdar accepted his role as Assistant US Attorney

(47:00) - what role does taking big risks in your career

(58:00) - the lawyers Alamdar met early in his career

(01:11:30) - the “Mama rule”

(01:27:30) - what’s the most underrated risk the US faces

(01:32:30) - what are national trends in enforcement

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By Khurram Naik

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July 14, 2023

019: Alamdar Hamdani on "the Mama Rule", entrepreneurial civil service, and the most underrated risk in the US

1 hour 48 minutes

But I discovered another equally American part of this story I hadn’t heard elsewhere - the story of the entrepreneurial civil service that led him to where he is today.