“The key to success is how do you pick the 10 or 15 or 20 things to be the right things. You're not going to get them all right. But if you waste your time on the wrong things, that don't make any difference, you're not going to succeed. And so I really encourage people to be thoughtful about how you spend your time, because you're going to realize that time becomes your most critical resource.” — Frank Finelli 

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Episode Timestamps:

*(1:59) - Frank’s reason to join the military 

*(3:50) - Post West Point

*(4:59) - Frank’s time at MIT

*(9:09) - The serendipity of Frank’s decisions 

*(13:45) - Joining the Carlyle Group 

*(15:46) - The Sitrep 

*(18:00) - How Carlyle thinks about the new innovations in the aerospace/defense industry

*(20:30) - How Frank maintains his network

*(21:55) - Setting up a career after serving in the military

*(24:30) - How Frank mentors people

*(26:15) - SOP - Standard Operating Procedure 

*(29:20) - How to break into private equity

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