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3/ "I used this model account as a sales tool to develop business with institutional investors. This was a very successful format because it put me in contact with the investment community. As a philosophy writer, I'd lived in a vacuum. Now I could test my ideas with investors

4/ "If I got a good response I realized I was on a good idea; if I got a negative response I had to seriously question when I was on the right track. It was very valuable" [Interviewer: this doesn't sound like you - You're not the type of guy to listen to consensus]

5/ "Testing your views is essential in operating in financial markets. For example - I pitched Seal-Cap. A customer called me and said it was a great story but there was a catch - management was notorious for lying. That was useful info. It shows how valuable feedback is"

Agree with most of your points, but this is a tricky one on FinTwit. Lots of good resources, but not too much constructive pushback.

completely disagree with this. I've had probably 25 calls with sell side analysts mostly due to Fintwit, regularly converse w market makers who would never have talked to me otherwise, and often get trolled/roasted usefully. and it's a consensus gathering tool even when ppl dum