WSO Testimonials

Solid lecture and case study to follow along. Videos are interactive, and you will find satisfaction in completing a model and learning something new. Organized in an orderly fashion, and easy to follow. Prepares you well for interviews

As a non-traditional student at a non-target school, WSO gave me the resources to perfect my networking abilities and prepare for interviews at literally any financial firm. I continue to use those timeless interview skills to this day, after 10 years in my career, and I now pass them along to up-and-comers. Also, WSO provided much-needed comic relief during those stressful times!

Excellent course!

The courses provided are well structured in providing either a refresher or getting new professionals up to speed.

Great stuff and amazing insights, just that it seems to be hyper focused on the US at the moment and it would be nice to see more intl opportunities

Always get's me geeking first thing in the AM after checking out a LinkedIn post or an email... Unquestionably entertaining

This course covers all you need to know to build a foundational understanding both practically and theoretically speaking in Excel and financial modelling, would highly recommend to those looking to learn this valuable skill!!

Over the past few years, I’ve found myself using WSO less. Not because I think the quality has dipped - in fact, I feel the WSO is very thoughtful about how they want to grow over time. But it’s because I’ve made the move over to venture / growth equity in the past 3-5 years, and WSO is less relevant in this sector. Comparatively, there are a lot of adjacent / competing sources (VC / tech blogs, news subscriptions, tech/VC/Fintech podcasts, etc) that are more relevant and can command a fair bit of time.

In addition, as I’m currently in a principal-equivalent role, where I need most help from a guidance/advice standpoint is 1) how do I make partner, 2) how do I move to a different VC (lateral recruiting) + navigate negotiations, 3) how do I build relationships, and/or 4) how do I think about maybe joining a startup or my next phase of growth. I’m not really seeing that advice + exposure at WSO (given it’s more IB/PE focused, and naturally more geared towards advice for analysts/associates).

I think it would be great if WSO makes a separate VC/growth/startup section - and enable WSOers that belong in that community (or want to be part of it) to find each other. Right now, a lot of that gets lost in the PE bucket.

Also - is there a ways to bring more senior WSO members (people that have made principal/partner) to the platform? That will help provide value-add to your mid/Sr members, and encourage them to pay it forward as they grow. Finally, if you’re able to do this, I think it also allows members to potentially get to know each other beyond their WSO user name and get past the anonymity, enabling relationship building + stronger feelings / ties to the WSO community.

Great forum but software application keep failing on Android phone, so cannot alway type responses to questions.

very nice and patient mentor, the session is infomational

Great content and great site but too much spam and low quality posts. Political topics and cringey users becoming "icons" on the site for their persistent, usually obnoxious, behaviour devalues the site as a serious professional resource. WSO would massively benefit from some revamped community guidelines and some higher quality moderation.

Hi Patrick, I hope you are well. I just wanted to let you know that I have received and accepted an offer to join Pacific Asset Management in a sales position this Summer!
Thanks for all the help!