Today, we have Polina Marinova Pompliano on the show to discuss her latest book: Hidden Genius: The Secret Ways of Thinking That Power the World’s Most Successful People Polina is the founder of The Profile, a media organization that studies successful people and companies. Previously, she spent five years at FORTUNE w

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My guest today is the author of “Hidden Genius,” The Secret Ways of Thinking that Power the World’s Most Successful People, Polina Marinova Pompliano. She is the founder of The Profile, a media organization that studies successful people and companies. Previously, she spent five years at FORTUNE where she covered techn

Polina Marinova Pompliano is the founder of The Profile, a new media company that features long form profiles of successful people and companies each week. Previously, she spent five years at Fortune where she wrote more than 1,300 articles and earned the trust of prominent investors and entrepreneurs. As the author an

This week Andrew talks with journalist & author Polina Marinova Pompliano. Polina spent 5 years at Fortune where she wrote over 1,300 articles — and served as author & editor of Term Sheet, Fortune’s industry-leading newsletter on venture capital, private equity, and corporate dealmaking. Today, Polina is the founder o

Former Fortune writer Polina Marinova and founder of the popular newsletter 'The Profile' talks about growing her Substack to make a full-time income, landing a non-fiction book deal, writing non-fiction, making difficult decisions, taking risks, and how to study and learn from 'geniuses'. * ABOUT POLINA MARINOVA Polin