Robert F. Smith '94, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, speaks with Darius Gant ’17 at the Columbia Black Business Students Association's ELEVATE conference on March 25, 2017.
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@no1no16555 жыл бұрын
please people! let's spend our screen time on THIS stuff rather than all the stupidity and negativity available to stream!
@jamesharris31094 жыл бұрын
I love this comment brotha. Thank you for posting it
@insideimgold2 ай бұрын
I agree. I grew up not knowing anything about finances. I am a single mom and I am determined to raise my son to be financially independent and responsible. My latest share ❤
@inspirationalpostbyleverso62636 жыл бұрын
My new go to guy, don't tell anyone all about your plans, they will take your ideas. Golden interesting interview.
@DeeTruth4155 жыл бұрын
Agreed, I learned that the hard way.
@Phillycheeze1014 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@sandisombanjwa28133 жыл бұрын
@@DeeTruth415 me too
@lisaperdue80332 жыл бұрын
Youll do it. Done.
@3EBstudio2 жыл бұрын
Love it
@DraLaRoc5 жыл бұрын
"People have put barriers to us for 100's of years, and they have been thoughtful about it" ......Facts, thank you sir :)
@wittenberg57 жыл бұрын
Great talk. I have to say the people who solicited Robert Smith on stage were super unprofessional, but then again, how many opportunities will you get to pitch a black billionaire. He's right, we have to get into these fields like STEM and private equity and start to create wealth and opportunity for ourselves. Protest won't close the wealth and achievement gap. Sharing hashtags on twitter won't solve our problems. Marches won't solve our problems. We need to start to build. Glad to see people starting to wake up to this fact.
@isaiahakaic63867 жыл бұрын
Tom Smith you're so right. I have even saying that for the past few months. It can start with us. It has to start with us
@EricJohnsonresign7 жыл бұрын
How were they super unprofessional?
@kingchris23467 жыл бұрын
Very True will continue to spread this message
@yoursouljustliftupandgetaw75485 жыл бұрын
Rotten Brainz we were expecting you
@gfunkin25 жыл бұрын
You wouldn't be typing this without protests. It had its place and still does. What you're saying is true too but it doesn't have to be either/or.
@fender10001005 жыл бұрын
You see the mindset of this man. And you can see why he is a major success in life. Black people have to turn their backs on ignorance and dysfunction. And move at a different level. Thats the only chance there will ever be to rise.
@StartTheStory5 жыл бұрын
Wish it was as easy as saying the few words that you have here. It is improving, however, not nearly fast enough. It is in the mental programs of masses.
@timbuktu932 жыл бұрын
“Ignorance and dysfunction”? Fuck you
@george_carlos6 жыл бұрын
17:00 is an incredible story. RFS started Vista because no other PE firm would hire him.
@Iplayticuw7 ай бұрын
After Goldman Sachs?
@SamsonBiggz7 жыл бұрын
Robert F. Smith is one of my heroes. He is a role model for all young black men.
@philschwartz68746 жыл бұрын
No, Robert F. Smith is a role model for ALL men. I'm an older white guy and he is one of my heroes.
@StartTheStory5 жыл бұрын
@@philschwartz6874 So, please donate time and money to further the growth of people of color, African Americans. Thank you.
@jtelegant1ee5 жыл бұрын
@@philschwartz6874 I here you.... But you must understand us BM have FEW black business GIANTS WHO OPENLY REACH BACK .... "SPECIFICALLY" FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN!!!! 😎😎😎😎😎😎
@gobye24475 жыл бұрын
Yes get rich but don't marry the white woman
@Antonio-pf9hf4 жыл бұрын
First and foremost All praises to The Highest, if you think that way you are lost, like Black All street, because our creator came first, no man came first.
@kariml.currey12605 жыл бұрын
So much wisdom in this video. Thank you Columbia for sharing this, and also thanks to Robert F. Smith for loving his community and his craft to share to the world. OOHH SIX!
@HULYRICSTV6 жыл бұрын
Great thinkers in that room. I am super excited, impressed and even more motivated to see my race progressing in such a smooth manner.
@agreen04015 жыл бұрын
Book title: “They Don’t” 😂. Best title ever! Thank you for sharing this video. Going to listen ten more times!
@maxoyd115 жыл бұрын
Who else is here after Morehouse graduation?
@MarvinMarshallFit5 жыл бұрын
Im here
@dariuskiprotich90945 жыл бұрын
Me
@sherylchapman78095 жыл бұрын
Michelle Blackwood yes
@uruemuesiridjebah86285 жыл бұрын
Michelle Blackwood me
@edenevolution4515 жыл бұрын
Hand raised
@allstarmark123453 жыл бұрын
I’ve watched this video 10 times Over the past few years. Material is golden. Robert Smith is an incredible motivator and I love it!
@shodapad072 жыл бұрын
It's worth it. For real.
@CurvaLish11 ай бұрын
Right. I’m rewatching right now. It’s my 8th time.
@je96255 жыл бұрын
This guy has thought deeply about a lot of things. 59:06 is what the technical people who aspire to become business owners came for. Great talk
@christianharbin79796 жыл бұрын
I can literally feel Mr. Smith’s energy through the screen. I appreciate how directly he speaks. This is such an awesome interview! I have numerous takeaways I can use from this. Thanks for sharing!
@hoobartvf11434 жыл бұрын
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@damongwinn7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant man giving out invaluable words and wisdom.
@CurvaLish5 жыл бұрын
That last question and Mr Smith’s quick witted response was brilliant!
@didier5667 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring! How did I not know Robert Smith? A must-know person as a young person trying to get into private equity and investment banking. Thank you!
@cardion4116 жыл бұрын
Don't feel bad. He was (and is, I'm sure) a very private person. Mr. Smith didn't really start to do interviews and such until the past few years or so. He just had his head down grinding.
@terrencemusic17 жыл бұрын
A true inspiration. Amazing videos like this never go viral --- and I see that as a benefit.
@nzingha11144 жыл бұрын
He's right sometimes you have to move in silence you can't always let everybody know what you doing.
@billiebillie6787 жыл бұрын
I continue to be inspired by and in awe of the brilliant RFS! So much knowledge and wisdom in this video. These are the kinds of videos that need to "go viral" in our community!
@cardion4116 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!!!
@Bigtrunkdeeproots4 жыл бұрын
Which community needs this the most? The one with nothing to lose right, what about everyone else is they whalecum to watch the vidya too?
@donbezi5 жыл бұрын
DAMN... this King is the BIG HOMIE. Mad respect.. i'm finna learn coding
@cali.songbird5 жыл бұрын
Where/what way is the best place to start learning coding for a 17 yr old, please?
@reallogic49915 жыл бұрын
@@cali.songbird Tons of free online documentation for programming, maybe try python and find a book online to follow.
@playcousin54975 жыл бұрын
A Beautiful Journey he mentioned one way in his talk which is “code.org” also check your local area for a STEM organization. Most of their activities are free or have small fees. Good luck.
@cali.songbird5 жыл бұрын
@@playcousin5497 Thank you so much for sharing all of that with me.
@loljk360waver5 жыл бұрын
I’m going to learn coding not finna
@traceydixon62302 жыл бұрын
He won my heart when he advocated for music education. ☺️
@Greg_Chase4 ай бұрын
I love the fact that RS is giving hope to underserved kids. The positive benefits of that part of his work might be so great, they won't be measurable, and I hope he keeps up that part of his efforts. And thank you for the excellent interview with RFS, he is a great inspiration.
@jamespharris24945 жыл бұрын
I'm interested in hearing & learning more from this champion.
@rachealkibaiya75935 жыл бұрын
James Pharris best thing ever
@MrTheCme7 жыл бұрын
This video makes me proud to be a member of Alpha Phi Alpha..06 to all the brothas
@corysmith123456 жыл бұрын
My first comment on a KZfaq Video. Fantastic gems of wisdom! It's great to see that Robert F Smith has grabbed the baton from Regenald F Lewis. Now we take it and RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!! God willing & Amen!
@villgomez6 жыл бұрын
Cory Smith Awesome man. I completely agree. I read "Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun" and it taught me to pay attention to detail and become obsessed with your craft or project you are working on.
@JenniferSerenity5 жыл бұрын
Reginald Lewis' daughter asked a question starring at 50:17! What a surprise to hear her voice. Her name is Christina Lewis Halpern. She wrote a Kindle Single called "Lonely at the Top" where she shares her perspective of finding out and learning about her Dad after he passed. Opened my eyes more about him and her! She has a strong work ethic!
@beablebeauty64794 жыл бұрын
"Your highest and best use" isn't a static proposition, you can learn and advance your thinking and knowledge into higher uses.
@dariusisrael51407 жыл бұрын
He has a great coaching style.
@Chefandsteward2 жыл бұрын
May I point out how eloquent and tastefully humorous the introduction of Robert was.
@TheReelCutter5 жыл бұрын
This is great to listen to for anyone of any race, any gender, and any background. Legendary.
@whydoiexist1994 Жыл бұрын
So very true, music and dancing are the key component to creativity and growth, the music helped me to cope with my Trauma after surviving genocide in Rwanda when I was just a teenager ORPHAN girl without Father, Mother or Grand parents because they were all killed by my RWANDAN PEOPLE. Dancing still helping me even today with my creativities in Business and Entrepreneurship , I am not even talking about innovations ideas to advance my charity of helping Rwanda Orphans at THE WHY DO I EXIST ?/ KUKI NDIHO RWANDA ORPHANS SUPPORT PROJECT and self esteem with Confidence I got from Dancing and listening to Music, Like my High School professor in Rwanda told us in School, Music is the food of our Souls.
@crowdpleaserselector59805 жыл бұрын
Salute black excellence 🙏🏾
@imhereforthework3 жыл бұрын
The realest answer given: I started my own firm because I knew no private equity firms wouldn't hire me.. Its the same way in all industries .
@herogebrial Жыл бұрын
It's sad. We het held back but no one baits an eye lid
@JohnFrance-ns5ve Жыл бұрын
@@herogebrial that’s why I laugh when you’re nice or help whites at all lol it’s hilarious
@lovethestage6 жыл бұрын
Excellent opening - excellent video.
@markpegues7577 жыл бұрын
Powerful information. And I will share. Give thanks!
@WillBarnesActorandVoiceOver7 жыл бұрын
Knowledge, good to hear some these days.
@sonyamoyler92375 жыл бұрын
Loved this video! Great questions, great answers! Thank you Mr. Smith! God Bless!
@justinewing22116 жыл бұрын
"Reshapes Positions and opinions on how we think about ourselves".
@levarhaffoney61177 жыл бұрын
Very inspiring. Thank you for posting.
@miguelbatista42735 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome interview. Brilliant mind!
@benthebartender6 жыл бұрын
Fascinating discussion! Bringing value to anyone in ANY market place!
@heather-vs9qe5 жыл бұрын
No private èquity firm will hire me. Well done create your own firm Kudos for you...pattern recognition.
@caspianhall Жыл бұрын
You’re a pale face?
@mass_oak4 жыл бұрын
This is the first interview in my life, i have literally learned few things and enjoyed his lay back ,humble personality.
@pagaihijam55565 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting, great encouragement and energy.
@josephinebrevig87482 жыл бұрын
What an incredible, magnanimous human being. Just love this. When we work together, share stories skills, knowlege, mentor, coach one another.....wow...we can change our world.....exploiting our talent, creativity along the way.
@Empresskimz4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this. It truly is important to be an expert at one's craft.
@cowlico6 жыл бұрын
Giving creative insight to a program that will help an organization and prosper.
@vanessatheurbantarotgoddes21925 жыл бұрын
Need more black men like this
@tommybrown87755 жыл бұрын
Need more black/melanated people with business mindsets overall
@priscilla78644 жыл бұрын
Amen.
@raresabraleaks82162 жыл бұрын
Girls gotta stop greenlighting gangster rappers, and start dating and procreating only with smart niggas.
@vanessatheurbantarotgoddes21922 жыл бұрын
@@raresabraleaks8216 lol fr
@AnovaLisaDragonfly4 жыл бұрын
33:25 - 38:50 STEM education and training as a major on-ramp of opportunity for economic uplift. But if that on-ramping doesn’t happen now, 20 years from now there will be little to show for it in our community. The opportunity will have been missed, that arbitrage will be diminished, and with longer-term negative repercussions. Whoa! That was a powerful thing he said there. Let’s take heed of this with our children. Also at 10:53, I really appreciate this distinction regarding U.S. economics.
@fernandozeledon85955 жыл бұрын
We must go to the places where these discussions are being held. to be part of the conversation. I have been to many tech discussions where there are only 1 or 2 maybe 3 people of color in the room eager to learn the new generation of tech innovation. Drop our fears and figure out how and where we fit within the ecosystem.
@emmanuelr7104 жыл бұрын
This man literally speaks my thoughts. Thank you. Our community need this.
@tyronebeecher29386 жыл бұрын
Great interview and questions. Thanks for posting
@suraphelbogale65637 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting.
@user-xm6ux2di6h9 ай бұрын
Best conversation ever. National treasure here.
@FrostyFlameTV5 жыл бұрын
Robert Smith is a true inspiration and a criminally overlooked role model for today's youth.
@yangatekane5 жыл бұрын
Robert Smith is excellent design engineer, its amazing how he manages to apply engineering design principles across fields
@Tlhakxza2 жыл бұрын
I’m a TEKANE too bro,from Dube,Soweto... where are you from??
@asiphejohnson65433 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely amazing... power to our people. Were steadily making moves in all aspects of life 💗
@tiiyoung22104 жыл бұрын
Great Interview and Extremely Insightful. Thanks for those who've made it possible.
@royalenterprises87942 жыл бұрын
I love this man, well this entire platform! Excellence on this platform. Powerful info
@bernadetteoverby5291 Жыл бұрын
Good morning. I am so sorry Mr. Robert F. Smith. I intended to give you a thumbs up and 2 high fives for an excellent interview several weeks ago! BRAVO 🙌🏽
@RealTalkkWithEli Жыл бұрын
December 27, 2022 great talk! The interactions at the end were gold ✨👌🏽 and he’s absolutely right about the opportunity being available now for a short time span. We should definitely use all these resources to the fullest extent possible 💯
@deniseboothgodchickunivers1385 Жыл бұрын
Thank you King this interview King Smith did not disappoint so far so great.💎💎💎💎💎👑👑👑👑🙏🏾Watching black excellence at the highest level🗣💎💎💎👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✊🏿♥️👑👑👑👑👑 King Smith you did not disappoint
@Newrootsdev7 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for posting!
@thegreatdel96792 жыл бұрын
The realest thing he said is … we have make it apart of culture not just a exception few.
@cushitepeople9165 Жыл бұрын
Love him, his words are so deliberate, Robert doesn't use language that will limit you or bring a blockage to your mind....so powerful
@antoniahyman626 жыл бұрын
Tickets for this year's Black Business Student Association Conference at Columbia Business School are now on sale at www.cbselevate.com
@SuperHtownswag7 жыл бұрын
great talk, thanks for posting
@EmekaTalksTech7 жыл бұрын
great interview!
@felixmbaka79395 жыл бұрын
quite alot to learn from this guy.
@SimplyDafDaf213 жыл бұрын
I’m at a stage in my CPA career where I can feel that exploitation growing. Definitely picked up some key points in this conversation. LOVE IT.
@brianharmon18544 жыл бұрын
2019 & Never gets outdated!
@thouart66063 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this ELEVATE CONFERENCE.
@thereisnoend4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant observations..many jewels dropped during this discussion.
@THEPinballJunkie5 жыл бұрын
27:54 “What is your highest and BEST use?”
@generalblack55563 жыл бұрын
A true business role model for men in the black community to look up too.
@FREQKO3 жыл бұрын
Love it Man! I shared a clip on my IGTV!
@royaltymotivation.r.m14195 жыл бұрын
Wow! this some next level information!
@taylorchastain63216 жыл бұрын
Not one slang word, not one. Love this man.
@bemartythree65896 жыл бұрын
Doesn't he sound great.
@stevenhenry756 жыл бұрын
Right, so slang is apart of the African American culture, similar to a dialect or a patois. You can use a perfected standard "American" English to be understood amongst mixed cultures, then use slang(African american dialects and vernacular) when your among your own culture and be understood there as well. Also, as a black person you can use perfect standard english to communicate with each other. Either option if fine. Your comment is tantamount to demeaning a Jamaican person by thinking he is smart for speaking grammatically correct standard English in a mixed group setting, even though he switchs to a hard patois and Jamaican dialect when he is amongst other Jamaicans. I am an African American Male and I am proud of my communities slang, dialect, and creative use of the English language. Most African Americans like myself use standard english when they need to be understood in mixed company, or when a work environment requires being understood by a mixed crowd that is not from their culture. For example, this is why Mexicans use English in a mixed working environment, but do not think of each other as un-intelligent for communicating with each other in Spanish. It is the language their own culture uses and understands more commonly. I also live in Chicago where some people in immigrant communities never feel the need to learn English, let alone standard english without their own grammatical flaws. It would be silly if I looked at them as not intelligent because they used slang words common amongst their own culture or didnt speak a form of perfected standard English. Robert here used a perfected form of "American" Standard English. Thats easy, what's impressive is his ability to spot fact patterns and replicate them across other businesses to create value in the marketplace.
@improv27365 жыл бұрын
this is spot on!
@tommybrown87755 жыл бұрын
Means nothing my real estate mentor makes 40k to 55k a month on average and he uses slang/colloquial terms on the regular we've also had presidents that don't speak as articulate as some others
@raresabraleaks82162 жыл бұрын
Don’t defend slang gibberish, its childish to be using it into adulthood.
@Devrhoid6 жыл бұрын
I learnt a lot here. Really enjoyed the conversation.
@Curiousviewer222 жыл бұрын
I can't believe how cool this guy is.
@cowlico6 жыл бұрын
This is incredible
@rachealkibaiya75935 жыл бұрын
Courtney Ellis That good thing in us gets stired
@soul.friendagape67885 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and Enlightening Conversation
@WilkineBrutus5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved this convo.
@gainlabs4 жыл бұрын
Good insightful perspectives to use in my Sales pursuits. 👌🏾
@thomasgarnetto21613 жыл бұрын
Who thumbs down this information? I watch this very week.
@godwinokoro8392 жыл бұрын
I agree with Robert Smith's statement when he said that "China has bought forward contracts on open land in Africa" because as a Nigerian Born in America, when I go back to Nigeria, I see many Chinese Investors and business man buying land In Nigeria and building Chinese based restaurants and other stores on that land knowing that Nigeria will one day become a thriving society once they get their stuff together.
@herogebrial Жыл бұрын
Buying up land and setting up businesses all over Ethiopia too. They will eventually dominate the market and the natives will fail and fail miserably
@mr.r49109 ай бұрын
And who's fault is that it's yours Chinese will NEVER NEVER allow you to set up shop in their homeland..you Africans are soooo naive...
@FindYourPhilosophy Жыл бұрын
Great talk. Great questions. Really an inspiring interview.
@850FloridaWife5 жыл бұрын
Getting kids to make the most of opportunities and develop their skills... I so wish I knew how to do that.
@dwayneervin16785 жыл бұрын
Great talk and very informative...
@GarrickBradley7 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@lenajohnson9824 Жыл бұрын
My Beautiful 💐💐 Unle and Aunt Lewis and Linda TATEM taught me this same Infrastructure, I am delivering small servitude in my community and I feel comfortable in my bubble knowing future generations will soar
@Whalee392 жыл бұрын
Mr. Smith is such a stand up guy. Great piece…👌🏽
@martinasommer13064 жыл бұрын
Awesome talk Love the positive talk about solid music education for cognitive development
@tyronerowesr28585 жыл бұрын
Great info, from a very Smart Black Man. #ADOS THE BLACK VETERAN.
@JElayne94 жыл бұрын
Well Mel, hey that rhymes-anyway.I took your advice and I found a resource to get the business method patent done for a couple hundred bucks. thanks again!
@IbEGoDpiKin7 жыл бұрын
23.56 "Spot an arbitrage in the market you can take advantage of over a long period of time. Keep the ignorant uninformed. Don't tell everyone how to do it. Build system and barriers so everyone can't come in your marketplave. Ssutain the advantage" - RFS
@youngblackbrucewayne27796 жыл бұрын
IbEGoDpiKin make it oligopolistic. Simple!
@randiaz956 жыл бұрын
lol that is what everyone got from this situation, so by definition it is actually the worst (Relatively not in magnitude) I think you should also look into what he spoke about in using technology in the abstract to impact various businesses and add value in a systematic way with software.
@PROFESSORO3135 жыл бұрын
Thats the game!!!
@evelynhaye Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this. Very informative. Great questions and answers.