+64 Anybody have a minority growth equity model example / test? Interviewing soon 197 9mo
+62 How to Model SaaS Projections for Interviews 63 1w
+62 Updated views on CD&R 35 1mo
+62 Is this self proclaimed TikTok private equity multimillionaire legitimate? 28 7mo
+62 Overcoming the Learning Curve without being Annoying 14 8mo
+62 1920's Goldman CEO Middle School Dropout vs. Jamie Dimon 14 9mo
+61 Advice on First Post-PE Role 22 1mo
+61 Traditional PE pivot to Infrastructure / energy 11 5mo
+61 Most interesting niches? 27 6mo
+61 Insight Partners has the most toxic and unprofessional recruitment 30 3mo
+61 Mental illness in PE/IB 27 9mo
+61 Tell Partner about VP 19 9mo
+61 Help. Feeling Lost 16 10mo
+61 Take London PE job or move to the U.S. on secondment with current bank? 20 4mo
+60 MM VP move to UMM/MF? Advice needed 23 6d
+60 Alpine Investors CEO-in-training 30 3mo
+60 Modeling Rigor across Firms 40 9mo
+59 Are the heydays of Private Equity over? 21 8mo
+59 Am I biting off more than I can chew? 16 11mo
+58 How to Resign - Senior Level 16 3mo
+58 TPG Updated Views 25 2mo
+58 Is Infrastructure Private Equity a better Work/Life balance? 51 1w
+58 Is it irresponsible for me to leave PE? 38 10mo
+58 2023: What are your buy-side perks? 61 2mo
+57 Achieving WLB / Pay - Does The 250k/40hr Work Week Exist? 47 1mo
+57 How do you create a PE Market Thesis (LMM / MM)? 17 2mo
+57 Advice for a 2-and-Out Associate… 23 1w
+56 Ludovic Phallippou 30 4mo
+56 Recruiting Experience (Landed MF during On-cycle) 16 8mo
+56 Negotiating PE offer 19 10mo
+55 How did Apollo only raise $20B? 49 4mo
+55 Startup Fund Out of Undergrad - Next Steps 9 7mo
+55 Prestige + Sweat vs Culture + VP track 16 8mo
+55 Am I Soft? 14 9mo
+55 Secondaries Modeling 29 1mo
+55 Transfer into UChicago vs Georgetown vs Ross vs Stern 33 10mo
+54 Stanford GSB vs Darden (PE vs Consulting) 25 1mo
+54 Carry 32 3w
+54 Is there any reason to keep additional cash on the balance sheet when you have a revolver? 21 8mo
+54 What do you actually care about and why? 21 7mo
+54 What happens to carry if you leave 24 8mo
+54 Making sense of being let go and moving forward from it - Help 17 3mo
+53 Long term comp differences between IB vs PE career question 20 3mo
+53 Thoma & Vista 13 4mo
+52 Best way to start a PE firm 14 1mo
+52 VP-level Case Study Advice 17 2mo
+52 Can i break 100 M by 50 in PE 44 2mo
+52 Power Prices (Hub, Node, All Hours, Dispatch Weighted) 21 5mo
+51 PE Associate Skill Progression (Y1) 7 3mo
+51 Neuberger Berman (NB) - my experience/overview 15 4mo
+51 Q&A: VP1 @ MF | A Stonks1990 Sequel 11 4mo
+51 Hero Deals (cases worth studying) 28 5mo
+51 Analysts + Associates: What would you like to see in a new-hire external VP? 10 10mo
+51 Vista vs Bain Capital Analyst Programs 31 7mo
+51 Why are you all complaining so much ?? 30 11mo
+50 Framed at work on purpose to fire me 30 1mo
+50 Confused about how Secondaires work 28 3mo
+50 I Did It Boys - Now How do I Play This Hand? 20 6mo
+50 Land a PE job without interview guides? 28 8mo
+49 Pro tips to exercising during ASO stint 21 1w
+49 Culture of Manipulation and Lies 14 3mo
+49 Am I breaking the law? 15 4mo
+49 Principals and up - what is life/comp like for your friends who stayed in banking? 5 6mo
+49 Thoma / Coupa 15 7mo
+49 Diligencing PE firms (before accepting offer) 10 8mo
+49 2025 PE Recruiting (Post On-Cycle) 9 7mo
+49 H&F vs CD&R 15 9mo
+49 Laid-off while recruiting - When to Disclose? 15 3mo
+48 Cerebus getting cooked 26 6d
+48 What's a common way to structure small business investment? 21 2mo
+48 Law better than private equity?? 30 5mo
+48 Is JD ->MBB -> PE possible 18 5mo
+48 Private equity in healthcare services adversely affecting patient outcomes 30 1mo
+47 Anyone else scared of their associates ? 17 2mo
+47 Decision: VP at UMM PE or Sr. Associate at MF PE 22 5mo
+47 Psychopaths in PE 18 4mo
+47 Culture/WLB/Outlook of Partners Group Denver Office 21 1mo
+47 Mid-level (10 yrs exp) getting a MBA? 9 10mo
+46 Prepping for PE Analyst Program 16 1w
+46 PE mid-levels who left the industry, where did you go next? 16 1mo
+46 Top LA PE Firms 45 1w
+46 How much money do you actually make in PE at 30? 53 1mo
+46 Div Recap or Partial Equity Sale? 8 2mo
+46 2Y IB / 4Y MF - How to get up to speed on the Tech Industry 24 1mo
+46 Currently in PE but having a crisis - did I choose the wrong industry? 10 5mo
+46 Being pushed out at Director level, what next? 31 6mo
+46 Laid off and hiring manager wants to talk to last manager 23 6mo
+46 cash free debt free basis? who pays off pre-transaction debt? 11 3mo
+46 Apax vs Bain vs CD&R vs Carlyle vs H&F vs NMC vs TPG 14 9mo
+46 ON CYCLE 2023 PUSHED 28 9mo
+45 Manulife Secondaries raises only $235mm... 11 1mo
+45 What has been your experience working for PE portcos? 19 1mo
+45 Is Vista’s Analyst Program Any Good? 37 4mo
+45 What are your hours like? 82 3mo
+45 Sabbatical after PE 12 10mo
+45 Do any of y’all actual share your honest thoughts with your bosses? 24 11mo
+44 Sr. ASO level - struggling MF or great-returning UMM? 33 3mo
+44 How does post MBA PE recruiting differ? 37 3mo
+44 2023-24 PE London Thread 233 1w
+44 Sharpest MM investors 44 1w

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