Amol Desai
@LatticeworkInv
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Wall Street brain. Main Street heart. Investor and operator. Cash flow over ego. Long game always.
Joined June 2016
2024 is my nineteenth year as a professional investor. Boy does time fly! To celebrate here are 19 lessons I wish I had known when I started:
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There’s a Tom Brady play nobody talks about. But it sparked the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. Not because it was pretty. But because it was courageous. Everyone expected a pass. Instead, he ran — the slowest guy on the field — and got the first down. That tiny
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As a career chartist who has made my living trading into my sixth decade trading, here are the things I disregard: -Complex narratives (if interest rates do X, then stocks should do Y and metals should do Z). I find creating cross asset narratives to be a complete waste of my
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Goals don’t create progress, Systems do. I used to think that bigger goals were the answer. Now I know better. The best in any field don’t obsess over goals — They obsess over the systems that make success repeatable. Daily prioritization. Weekly progress checks. Monthly
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We all wake up with the same 86,400 seconds every day. No matter our background. No matter our circumstances. What separates the best from the rest has a lot less to do with talent or luck. Winners win because they decide and execute—every single day.
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The best offers? They often go unheard. Because the owners behind them don’t want to be pushy salespeople. The worst offers? They’re everywhere. Because the people behind them don’t care who they hurt. If you’re an ethical business owner, remember: Sales isn’t manipulation.
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Three things that cannot be bought but can only be earned: 1.A strong body 2. A quiet mind 3. The respect of our peers
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This week marks Kobe’s anniversary. I keep The Mamba Mentality on my desk as a reminder - no excuses, no shortcuts. Kobe may be gone, but the Mamba lives on—in business, in parenting, in life—the standard is excellence, the mindset is relentless. #MambaLivesOn
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We all dream about the open road—the freedom to go anywhere, do anything, choose every direction. But I’ve realized that sometimes what we really need is a tunnel: fewer choices, less noise, and a path that helps us move forward with focus. Freedom is exciting, but focus is
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Where does confidence come from? We don't wait for it. Confidence isn't found. It is forged. A mistake is waiting for the perfect situation. Maybe you can relate to it. We build it by doing hard things. Being scared but following through anyway. Taking action. Keeping
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FWIW I think FSD has more or less solved autonomous driving in a practical sense. I am now able to start in my garage let the car back out of the garage, and then do a three point turn to back out of our cul-de-sac and proceed to drive itself to almost any destination in NYC or
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What I tell myself every morning! I don’t control my future. I control my habits. My habits shape my days. My days build my future. That’s the chain. Pull the right link today!
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The ultimate meritocracy: The Master's Champions Dinner. You can’t buy your way in. You can’t network your way in. No favors. No politics. No shortcuts. There’s only one way to get a seat at that table Win the green jacket! One of the rare places left where pure performance
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The chart shows how inversely correlated the markets have been to the moves in the Dollar DXY. However, in 2025, that correlation has flipped and now both are moving down like a synchronized swim team. Now, the dollar is breaking down at a critical level. 100. What's next?
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