10/9/17 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Podcast: How to Become CEO and the Big vs Small Company Debate? -- Charlie Nooney -- 10/10/2017
Webinar: Private Equity Case - Acquiring a HF -- 7pm ET, 10/11/17
Webinar: PE Case - Paper LBO Best Practices -- 5pm ET, 10/16/17
New York City - Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- Oct 18th-20th, 2017
Podcast: The Path from Banking to Google -- Sameer-- 10/24/2017

Posts of the Week:

Investment Banks as NFL Teams by @TrackBack". 52 SB’s.
Pre-Interview routine by @Deal Team Six". 35 SB’s.
Blockchain Technology by @Wu_Tang Financial". 10 SB’s.
MM IBD (Analyst) > MM PE (Associate) > MM PE (Senior Associate) - Here to answer any and all questions! by @WallaWalla69". 10 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

What is your favorite lyric? by @Schlongberg Sachs". 73 comments.
MSF Rankings 2017 by @BillBelichick37". 59 comments.
WSJ: Amazon is disrupting MBA recruiting by @Rufus1234". 54 comments.
J.P. Morgan Hong Kong by @lolololmonkey17". 49 comments.
How to Beat Post-Lunch Drowsiness by @Rich5erval". 46 comments.

AMA of the Week:

MM IBD (Analyst) > MM PE (Associate) > MM PE (Senior Associate) - Here to answer any and all questions! by @WallaWalla69". 10 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @CRE" in the post “How to Beat Post-Lunch Drowsiness”. 36 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @WallStreetOasis.com". 2381, 2. @TNA" 1030, and 3. @Dances with Dachshunds" with 853.

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