Coatue is notoriously well-known for not paying carry and just paying dummy cash comp. I am curious if anyone knows/has a general idea of how much some of the top partners on the private side made/are making (e.g. Lucas Swisher, Michael Gilroy, Dan Rose, David Cahn, etc.).
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A Brazilian dollars.
Who gives a shit.
Cmon man. You've never been curious about comp levels at the top?
What does dummy cash comp mean
david cahn left for sequoia
interested
Not nearly as high as you think
8 figures with 6 YoE out of college...crazy
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