First Analyst at a Small Hedge Fund – Advice?
Hi all,
I recently accepted a position as the first analyst at a small, highly successful hedge fund, and I’m looking for any advice or insight from those who are here or have been here.
The fund has a strong track record (>100% return), it’s a very lean operation with the PM, CFO, and now me. I’ll be supporting across the board: research, modeling, idea generation, possibly even operations and helping shape internal processes.
My background is data science in medical research. I’m relatively new to the hedge fund world and eager to learn and add value.
Would love to hear from others who’ve been early employees or junior analysts at small, entrepreneurial funds:
- What made you successful in the role?
- What would you have done differently in your first year?
- Any tools, habits, or frameworks you found especially useful?
- How did you manage up / communicate effectively with the PM?
- Any red flags or traps to avoid?
Appreciate any advice and commentary, thanks in advance!
Bump
You should give the AUM
$50M
fees @ 2% are $1mm a year, you have an office? there's two other senior guys running show? how much could they be paying with this?
This is a rich guy’s PA, not a hedge fund lmao
how does this very successful HF not have analysts
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