Ok monkeys here it is:
Highest version number you’ve seen on any file (ppt, xls, whatever)
PLUS
2 * Longest number of hours spent on your second longest week
PLUS
2 * Number of pages in longest book you’ve done
Looking back at my 2 years in IB, I score a 763. You? Anyone over a 1,000?
| +183 | Piper Sandler in talks to acquire PWP | 75 | 20h |
| +124 | UBS Appears to be Exploring Sale | 19 | 3d |
| +99 | Paradise Is Paradise | 8 | 1d |
| +81 | Drunk VP. How to manage? | 27 | 2d |
| +39 | How do I take my foot off the gas? (AN1) | 4 | 2d |
| +38 | Lazard US Views 2026/2027 | 13 | 2d |
| +26 | Why did EVR succeed vs GHL or PWP that ended up getting acquired? | 9 | 14h |
| +22 | Mandated 9:00am Arrival? | 6 | 4d |
| +21 | Prestige Upgrade: Incoming Piper Sandler Intern (PWP Merger) | 4 | 5d |
| +21 | How early is to early? | 9 | 6h |
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Don't forget to adjust for non-recurring weekend hours, "annualized benefits", and pro-forma appendix slides in-progress.
Yes and perhaps we should add “back pocket” materials as well to the page count
Ha, interesting.
126 + (110 * 2) + (115 * 2) = 576.
Eh! Not bad.
I'd be curious to hear what the highest number of versions people have gotten to on decks/models. I'm currently on v207 of a model.
My VP was telling me about a deal he closed last year where the model got passed v500
Wow not envious of that deal team!
8 + (65 x 2) + (15x2) = 168.
This is what working in sales is like.
224 + (100 x 2) + (200 x 2) = 824
This is in PE though.
Winner winner
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