What's you process?

For all of the hedge fund junior analysts out there, what's your process? It seems theres a lot less hand holding and a lot more autonomy in the HF space. So I'm curious when a PM or someone throws a name your what is the process that you go through (no matter how long) to build a conviction one way or another?

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Either you're slingin' crack-rock, or you've got a wicked jump shot. There's no honor in taking that after school job at Mickey Dee's, honor's in the dollar, kid.
 
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