The most underrated business discipline is hospitality

I don’t remember the valuation of the deal. I don’t remember most of the presentations. I don’t even remember many of the people who were in the room. But more than 20 years later, I still have a candle from the hotel. I was in my early 20s working as an investment banker on a transaction in Paris. That may sound glamorous, but I barely saw the city. Instead, I spent my days in windowless conferen