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+493	10 Years. 10 Hard-Earned Lessons in PE.	37	4mo
+342	Is PE fucked for our generation	99	1mo
+330	VPs+ are you happy ?	132	1mo
+318	2025 Year-End Net Worth Check-In	292	1mo
+291	How Claude disrupts deal team structure?	102	2mo
+277	The Private Equity Boogeyman	57	4mo
+274	Throwing in the towel at age 31/32	48	5mo
+269	Is being middle class better than this?	121	4mo
+257	Anyone feel their net worth rising too "slowly"?	95	4mo

+220	Brainrotted our PE team	15	10mo
+205	Software PE - public markets bloodbath	102	2mo
+202	PE is a Joke	42	10mo
+184	PE Funds w/ >$10B Funds	84	1d
+180	Work pressure broke me - cried at work	61	1w
+165	PE Live Deals Might Be the Worst Experience in Finance	43	2mo
+157	My second year as a Private Equity Associate in Large-Cap Private Equity - A Long Thread	33	8mo
+150	Life post PE	44	9mo
+143	Quitting With Nothing Lined Up	33	6mo
+141	Meaningful pay cut from banking -> MF... still worth it?	48	4mo
+138	Pushed out of UMM PE into an operating role. Feel like I’m off the path. Where do I go from here?	52	1mo
+137	Are we all delusional with our pursuit of senior roles in IB/PE?	65	8mo
+134	Why is PE like this? Shocked by culture after MBB	54	8mo
+134	Annual HBS vs Wharton Debate	43	2mo
+129	Mid-level comp and net worth check	110	1mo

+119	Attracted to new hire	60	11mo
+118	VP comp & carry	120	2mo
+117	Q&A: High Finance Australia	58	3mo
+110	Do you have to be work addicted to survive in PE?	19	11mo
+110	Nothing to do at work & bored to hell	10	2w
+107	PE is incredibly boring. Is HF the answer?	33	3mo
+106	Anyone else try their best not to be a customer to PE backed businesses?	54	9mo
+105	Feeling broken at dream PE job	35	10mo
+103	Mid Level Career Freeze	31	2d
+102	6 months after leaving finance (MF)	23	4mo
+100	SMB Acquisition	33	7mo
+100	Overall PE Vibe Check	78	1mo
+98	Interesting IB Exit Scenario: Very Overpaid corporate job, or UMM Brand Name PE?	29	3mo
+94	Pivoting from PE	41	2w
+93	This is borderline psychotic and not normal at all in PE right?	39	7mo
+91	Midlife Crisis at 25 in PE, freaking out and miserable	27	10mo
+91	on cycle 2027 kicking off	205	5mo
+91	2026 UMM Landscape	52	2mo
+90	Are you American PE guys okay with what you’re doing?	27	3mo
+90	Has exiting IB/PE really improved your wellbeing?	44	3w
+88	2025 Buyouts 100 List: Top 15 PE Firms	23	11mo
+87	Some reflections 10 years in...	8	6mo
+87	Anyone else feel like the people they work with just aren’t that smart?	19	1mo
+86	Why the hell is anyone chasing buyout PE?	32	6mo
+86	PE back to IB…	32	1mo
+85	Caprae Capital is Paradise	7	5mo
+84	Top VC firms pay $2mm/year to poach ex-PE Analysts	70	1mo
+82	How cooked is tech PE?	48	2mo
+81	Software bankers and PE investors: what’s the mood like?	24	3mo
+80	Quickest way to $6-8M net worth?	55	6mo
+78	3 anecdotes of my friends becoming millionaires before 30	37	5mo
+78	My journey in infrastructure investing	58	5d
+77	.	36	8mo
+76	How Can a Finance Enthusiast (With Zero Experience and Slightly “Vintage”) Break Into Private Equity?	41	9mo
+76	Will AI Replace VPs?	40	5mo
+75	Going back to IB after PE, thoughts please	27	3mo
+73	Do people over-index on 'moats'	24	5d
+72	Prioritizing Firms for On-Cycle	24	5mo
+71	F*** infra modelling	36	2w
+68	Is Infra the Place to Be as Apollo & BX Believe??	28	8mo
+68	The PE "Recovery" is a Mirage	15	3mo
+67	Vista Equity Partners 2026 Update	60	1mo
+67	Making sacrifices in geography for career? Dating woes?	38	2mo
+66	Difficult ASO Class in MF PE	49	7mo
+66	MM Funds to avoid	44	4mo
+65	I know the head of the PE fund I'm applying too..	9	3mo
+65	What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27	3	1mo
+64	Hot take: I'd rather be at a privately held fast growing UMM than a public MF	26	12mo
+64	Leaving PE at Mid-Level	35	2mo
+64	How much are people actually making in PE? (All-in comp)	32	6mo
+64	Inherit $2M/yr Book at 24 vs Buy-Side Path — Which Should I Take?	39	4mo
+64	Is prestige on the buy side a scam?	22	3mo
+63	Learning in PE / IB	11	7mo
+63	Tech MM PE Lanscape 2025	68	2mo
+63	MF followed up 4 months after reference check with a Caveat. How do I respond?	15	5mo
+62	Struggling with caring about deals we do	24	2mo
+61	Grass is greener in a life beyond IB/PE?	12	10mo
+61	What To Do With Life	19	6mo
+60	Working on Juneteenth	35	49m
+59	Predicted Net Worth in Trodden Finance Path by 60?	21	1w
+57	Pick a Path: VP	18	10mo
+57	Freaking out about AI	23	5mo
+57	Seeking advice - search fund deal falling through due to pushy seller	9	4mo
+57	If you want to own a business, is PE the right path?	16	2mo
+56	Two offers: MM PE and LO AM	25	11mo
+56	Consulting, IB, and PE don't want Corporate Strategy / Development?	40	8mo
+56	Corp Dev / Strategic Finance All-In Comp (Dec-25)	100	2w
+56	Managing absurd feedback?	21	5mo
+56	Crossroads: Did I Screw Up by Leaving PE?	19	1w
+56	Investing roles for H/S MBA with limited pre MBA experience	8	2mo
+54	Why Take Buyside Internships	10	6mo
+54	Red Flag PE Firms In LA	60	2mo
+53	Im so grateful for my unknown, lower-pay LMM shop	9	11mo
+53	Free Cash Flow - Growth Capex?	19	3mo
+53	PE Employee Co-Invest Update	4	10mo
+53	THL Update 2025?	33	5mo

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