Did you read the very last line of his post? "I’m not sure what the lesson is here."
I don't see him giving advice to anybody. I see him recounting some rather... debatable decisions early in his career.
I don't see him giving advice to anybody. I see him recounting some rather... debatable decisions early in his career.
Also, if you've followed Kaplan since his (awesome) "Fucked Company" website you'll know that the man is no babe in the woods. IMO he has too good a grasp on the nature and consequences of risk to be "not sure" what the lesson is here.