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McKinsey

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Last discussed Sep 13, 2026

Global management consulting firm that advises organizations on strategic, operational, and technological challenges.

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Luca Ferrari
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"I happened to get an offer from McKinsey for a consulting job as a strategy consultant and so that was the best offer we got."

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Scott Galloway
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Used for: Early-career apprentice training program

"I don't care if it's Disney, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey — go to Meta and see what your hours are like. That apprentice culture, going to work for a great brand if you have access to those platforms, I think you need to opt towards yes."

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"So, a place like Goldman Sachs or McKinsey or even I would say tech firms in the early days and some of my firms quite frankly, the agreement is th..."

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Paul Millerd
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Used for: Management consulting work

"I worked at McKinsey. I was only making 50 grand a year."

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Max Junestrand
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vs: Alternative career path he chose not to pursue

"I had my full-time offer at McKinsey in the back of the pocket. And then actually when we got accepted into YC was when I called them and I said I'm not coming back"

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David Sacks
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"There's like a big McKinsey study on that."

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"I'd say go get a job at McKenzie. It's not that they're not talented, but going through that process isn't conducive to a mindset that says, I'm going to go rogue"

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Liam Ottley
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"McKinsey released a report in November of 2025 with a pretty shocking finding. 57% of all the work that Americans do today can be automated with the technology that already exists."

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Amy Howe
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"I brought a lot of the pattern recognition from having been a partner of McKinsey for so many years"

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Sam Gerstenzang
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"You could pay McKinsey to come up with startup ideas. But the hard piece is like figuring out like okay, what's actually market signal?"

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All-In Podcast
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"We saved 1.5 million hours in search and synthesis last year, but we're dividending that to solve more complicated problems."

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Codie Sanchez
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"You know the old saying, nobody ever got fired for hiring McKinsey. New saying, 'Good chances are you'll get fired by working at McKinsey.'"

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