PWE043 Russian Personal Finance Author Denis Gorbunov

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E043
Interview - Denis Gorbunov
Key takeaway: Denis shares what it's been like moving from Russia to the Czech Republic and now Germany, as well as moving from a physicist in a laboratory to a management role, and how to keep developing in life. He shares his journey to becoming a personal finance author.
Topics covered in this video:
What does a Scientific Coordinator do?
Why do physicists come to other research centers
Languages in business - English, German
Challenges in going from the researcher role to a manager role
Culture shock on moving from Russia to the Czech Republic, then Germany
Practicalities of obtaining a visa in several countries
What professional development looks like for a scientist
Work-life balance, writing on Medium in addition to full-time work
Becoming a popular writer on the personal finance topic
Sources of expertise: experience, reading, courses
How to write an engaging non-fiction article
What Substack does versus Medium, monetization
Room temperature superconductivity
Be wrong less often by being open to change, iterating, and making mistakes (a mistake is just a data point)
Resources in this video
Robert Kiyosaki (author of finance books)
The Intelligent Investor (book by Benjamin Graham)
Technitrader (online stock market training courses)

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