9/24/18 - Monday @Mentions

Happy Monday WSO!

Upcoming Meet Ups, Podcasts, Webinars & Webinar Rewinds:

Webinar: BB TMT Associate - Week In The Life -- 9pm ET, 9/24/18
Podcast: Disrupting The Bra Business With 2 Sharp (And Pretty) Wharton MBA’s -- Harper Wilde -- 9/25
WSO DC Meet Up: Tue September 25th, 7:30pm, Vapianos
Financial Modeling Boot Camp -- New York City, 9/26-9/28
Webinar - PE Case: Pottery Barn - Going Deeper On Accretive And Dilutive Deals -- 9pm ET, 9/26/18

Posts of the Week:

Biggest Professional Regret? by @NuclearPenguins". 28 SB’s.
Worst Candidate That Has Gotten An Offer by @DrBillBrasky". 7 SB’s.
Bumps Along The Way, But Finally Moving In The Right Direction... by @aqueductracetrack". 19 SB’s.
When Did You Have The Hardest Time Staying Professional? by @DonalDayUmTray". 5 SB’s.

Discussion Topics of the Week:

Value Add - Multifamily ... RENTS, TAXES, WTF?? by @yoruba123". 63 comments.
Most Underrated Wall St Movie by @BillMurray". 54 comments.
What Your GPA Says About You? by @theaccountingmajor". 77 comments.
Cringeworthy LinkedIn Profiles by @ColdCaller". 74 comments.
Travel Suggestions – Looking For Experiences by @Cosa-Nostra". 79 comments.

AMA of the Week:

AMA: Senior Associate At MM PE Fund by @clearingfog". 3 SB’s.

Comment of the Week:

This comment by @NuclearPenguins" in the post “Bigggest Professional Regret?”. 48 SB’s.

Success Story of the Week:

Bumps Along The Way, But Finally Moving In The Right Direction... by @aqueductracetrack". 19 SB’s.

Most Active Monkeys in the past 30 days:

1. @earthwalker7". 1102, 2. @Kassad" 947, and 3. @iBankedUp" with 865.

See where you rank here.

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