Who do you think are the most helpful posters?

We all know that banana points are skewed and that they are not always an indicator of helpfulness. With that being said, which posters do you think are head and shoulders above the rest?

I've been helped out most by:

happypantsmmcgee

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I have a feeling this thread will turn into a huge ass kissing session ;)

My formula for success is rise early, work late and strike oil - JP Getty
 

Braverman and Midas Wall street Oasis ANT (but very opinionated) and bunch of others that i can't remember right now

Do what you want not what you can!
 

This thread has to be a joke.

The answer to your question is 1) network 2) get involved 3) beef up your resume 4) repeat -happypantsmcgee WSO is not your personal search function.
 

Personally MMBinNC has been like God to me. I'm not sure I could have done anything in my life without his constant guidance, beauty, intelligence, and overall amazingness.

Reality hits you hard, bro...
 

Trade4size IlliniProgrammer monty09 Bondarb shorttheworld Bravo Brady4MVP

I honestly would be just another ignorant wannabe 'rain-maker' had it not been for their posts. They have truly been invaluable and I strongly urge anyone interested in trading to stalk the hell out of their posts. I believe I'm also forgetting a few names of people who have also been quite helpful (some guy who recommended some stellar FX books and had a Gordon Gekko avatar) so do forgive me for an obvious recency bias.

 

HappyPantsMcGee The guy w/ the honda UFOinsider ANT(I love his rants/ opinions) Midas CompBanker and more...

Learn Programming, Lectures by Professor Mehran Sahami for the Stanford Computer Science Department http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMDCCdjyW8
 

lookatmycock Braverman Wall street Oasis ANT lookatmycock Midas CompBanker lookatmycock IlliniProgrammer CaptK lookatmycock,

...just to name a few

 

In no particular order, and just off the top of my head...

HerSerendipity CaptK CompBanker Alexpasch Marcus_Halberstram TheKing MezzKet Kenny_Powers_CFA Military_PE_Guy Muskrateer 10xleverage (his one amazing post - though it looks like he doesn't post anymore, or is too busy to do so...)

And more...

I've gotten a lot of helpful advice and responses to private equity, banking, valuations/modeling theory and concepts, interview tactics, etc from these posters.

 

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I am permanently behind on PMs, it's not personal.
 

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