With Gratitude

Today is a holiday in the United States called Thanksgiving. While there are multiple historical and contemporary ways people recognize this day, I see it as a time to be grateful and express gratitude for my life.

I am grateful for many things, including my family, friends, co-workers, and all of you.

I’ve had a pretty amazing life. While I have many roles in life, the one that is foundational for me is my role as a father to my three daughters.

My journey as a father parallels my journey as an instructor and mentor to aspiring management consultants. I got the idea for CaseInterview.com the same year my oldest child was born. (She’s now 20 years old!)

More than anything, I wanted to work from home to raise my kids. You have played an instrumental role in making that possible for me.

You see, CaseInterview.com started as a whim. I always wanted to teach the case interview and finally decided I would teach it, record it, and get it out of my system. I never thought in a million years that I would reach one million website visitors a year. I never thought my book Case Interview Secrets would sell over 100,000 copies (putting it in the top 0.4% of all books sold).

I have probably spent less than $1,000 on marketing over the last 15 years. The reason you are reading this email today is likely because either someone told you about me or you found me via Google or YouTube (largely because of someone else who managed a website linked to CaseInterview.com).

It’s because of you and your word of mouth that CaseInterview.com has thrived over the years. What started as a passion project ended up becoming a side business for me. It has allowed me to take on fewer corporate clients (that sometimes involve travel). It has allowed me to “speak” to a global audience without having to leave my home.

To this day, I still run into people who tell me that my work helped them with their case interviews early in their careers – 7, 10, or 13 years ago. It’s really quite amazing to me.

I wanted to thank you for two things:

1. Thank you for investing your time into reading what I write. You are busy. My goal has always been to add value and never waste someone’s time. Even though I give away 95% of what I do online, it is not “free,” as you must devote one of your precious resources to read it – your time. So thank you for that.

2. Thank you for telling others about CaseInterview.com. It is astounding to me that people from 200 countries and territories read and watch my work. The United Nations only recognizes 193 countries! I never imagined that I could have some global reach without ever having to be on an airplane. This is pretty common today, but 20 years ago it was considered wild fantasy. But… for me, it became my reality because of you.

On this day, I want to express my gratitude to you and your family. I wish you the best going forward.

Gratefully Yours,
– Victor