Chiara Cokieng

I took altMBA24 (batch) in October 2018. A lot of people ask if the altMBA [https://altmba.com/] is worth it. This is my answer. tl;dr: It will lay a good business foundation, help you create a new network of support and friends, and help you “get reps” in

Summer in Hamburg [http://photos.chiaracokieng.com/hamburgsummer/]I want to share two mental models that have been helpful to me. One is to believe in statistics. The second is to do the hallway test. Together, they help me predict likely futures for me and choose actions that tend to

You need enough to know you can learn anything. At the very least, up to the level of the average person doing the thing you fear you are too stupid to learn. Be it driving, programming, or rocket science. Not even the best, just average.Not too much that you

Many people shit on business and self-help books. They say you should think for yourself. That you should trust yourself and do what feels instinctual. This is bullshit. If you’re doing something new, you have no right to trust yourself. You have no knowledge or experience with regards to

[http://chiaracokieng.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1_uQMLK-zRA-27nFl-mDYrfg.jpeg] She’s leaving home by Linh Nguyen One of the hardest issues for Asians if deciding to leave home is who will take care of their parents. Here are three ideas on the issue. First, you are not responsible for

Recently liking Stranger in a Strange Land [https://amzn.to/2ROtaWA]. Scifi. Human was born on Mars. So, this guy is genetically human but culturally a Martian who went back to earth. Listening to The Hate U Give [https://amzn.to/2S0nlEU] on Audible. Friend saw black friend shot randomly

I’m researching programming schools / bootcamps (mostly decided on either Flatiron School or Turing School). I reached out to Jeffrey Wan because of his insightful responses on Quora: Is the Turing School of Software & Design a good school? He generously responded with comprehensive and honest answers. Thanks so much,