I am a developer in Chicago. I currently work for a consulting firm that is part of a family office / pe firm. Previously a commodity broker and forever a lover of markets in any and all forms.
I have the same fear. I agree with all of the steps you have laid out. I have also heard/read/been told roughly the same thing. #1 specifically. If you head in the wrong direction from the beginning the rest will not matter. Nothing beats practice! I also bought a whiteboard to make it as real as possible for myself.
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I have the same fear. I agree with all of the steps you have laid out. I have also heard/read/been told roughly the same thing. #1 specifically. If you head in the wrong direction from the beginning the rest will not matter. Nothing beats practice! I also bought a whiteboard to make it as real as possible for myself.