Tom Hirschfeld AB'83 tells graduates to keep their friendships close, stay connected to what they've learned, and remain engaged with Harvard. He calls friendships "platinum, better than gold" and says the knowledge you gain here will matter in every part of your life.
Here's my advice. Number 1, stay in touch with your friends. Do not lose touch with them because they are platinum, better than gold. Number 2, stay in touch with your brain. All those things that you've learned, they actually are going to be relevant to you one way or another. If not the hows and the whats of your life going forward, maybe the whys. And number 3, Stay in touch with the college, because Harvard is a community that those of us who've been away longer have realized winds through our whole lives. And it's an incredibly valuable community to be part of and to contribute to, to have ownership of. It's yours. Congratulations. Thank you.
Tom Hirschfeld (New York Angels Member) - Investing, Co-Leading, and Joining the Board of ProSentry