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- TVS 008 – Slack – Technology Startupshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-shih-37966532One of my best friends since college, today, we bring on Trevor Shih, the first junior business operations hire at Slack to share his experience at Goldman and his transition to high growth technology startups. This episode is great for anyone interested in both finance and technology, especially from the business side.* How was your experience at Goldman, what were your highlights?* What does Slack do?* How fast has Slack been growing?* Is Slack trying to kill email?* What is the mission of Slack?* How is the interview process?* How many rounds of interviews* What do you do on a day to day basis?* What type of tools do you use?* What do you think of the technology bubble?* What are the perks of working at Slack?* Treadmill desk* How should applicants prepare to get into high growth technology startups like Slack?* What is going on with the Slack Fund?* Fun Questions* Are you superstitious and if so, what is your superstition?* What do you think of Marshawn Lynch?* Did you have an oddjob in high school?* Favorite restaurant in the city* How do you stay motivated?* How can we improve transparency in finance?As always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Email me directly at [email protected] or on the contact form. Also, please subscribe to my facebook page for live updates facebook.com/thevampiresquid24 min
- TVS 008 – Slack – Technology Startupshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-shih-37966532One of my best friends since college, today, we bring on Trevor Shih, the first junior business operations hire at Slack to share his experience at Goldman and his transition to high growth technology startups. This episode is great for anyone interested in both finance and technology, especially from the business side.* How was your experience at Goldman, what were your highlights?* What does Slack do?* How fast has Slack been growing?* Is Slack trying to kill email?* What is the mission of Slack?* How is the interview process?* How many rounds of interviews* What do you do on a day to day basis?* What type of tools do you use?* What do you think of the technology bubble?* What are the perks of working at Slack?* Treadmill desk* How should applicants prepare to get into high growth technology startups like Slack?* What is going on with the Slack Fund?* Fun Questions* Are you superstitious and if so, what is your superstition?* What do you think of Marshawn Lynch?* Did you have an oddjob in high school?* Favorite restaurant in the city* How do you stay motivated?* How can we improve transparency in finance?As always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Email me directly at [email protected] or on the contact form. Also, please subscribe to my facebook page for live updates facebook.com/thevampiresquid24 min
- TVS 007 – Leveraged Finance & Real Estate FinancingFirst Interview Episode! I have two of my good friends on, Josh Zhang and Vinay Kumar, who give us an inside look into two product groups within investment banking: Leveraged Finance & Real Estate FinancingVinay Kumar – https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinay-kumar-9b313446Josh Zhang – https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-zhang-0aa21237* Vinay Kumar* Bay Area Born and Raised* Duke Grad* Big Sports Fan* Josh Zhang* Detroit Area Born and Raised* Harvard Grad* Hip-hop Enthusiast* Leveraged Finance* Debt Markets* Product specific* Leveraged Buy-Out* Things they like, things they don’t like* Advice for breaking into the industry* Real Estate Financing* Leveraged Finance for Real Estate* CMBS (Commercial Mortgage Backed Security)* Balance Sheet Lending* Things they Like, things they don’t like* Advice for breaking into the industry* Shotgun Round* Favorite Book and Why* Best Joke* Oddjob in high school* Favorite Restaurant in the city* How can we better increase transparency in FinanceAs always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Email me directly at [email protected] or on the contact form. Also, please subscribe to my facebook page for live updates facebook.com/thevampiresquid31 min
- TVS 007 – Leveraged Finance & Real Estate Financing
First Interview Episode! I have two of my good friends on, Josh Zhang and Vinay Kumar, who give us an inside look into two product groups within investment banking: Leveraged Finance & Real Estate Financing Vinay Kumar – https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinay-kumar-9b313446 Josh Zhang – https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-zhang-0aa21237 Vinay Kumar Bay Area Born and Raised Duke Grad Big Sports Fan Josh Zhang Detroit […]
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31 min - TVS 006 – Sell-Side M&AWelcome back! I am back from Beijing and had a wonderful time 🙂 I will be uploading episodes on a more frequent basis now and will get to responding to all of your emails!Today we are going to be talking about Sell-Side M&A* Rationale for a company to buy another company* Proprietary technology or Intellectual Patents* Talent acquisition – Acqui-hire* Buy out a competitor* Scale and diversification* Extra Cash for Growth* M&A Process* Decide to sell company* Conflicts check* Deciding buyers* Creating Teaser* Contact buyers* Sending out Phase I Bid Letter* Decide Phase II buyers left in process* Create Confidential Information Memorandum or Management Presentation and Financial Pack* Due Diligence* Receive Final Bids* Decide winner* Announcement, closing, and integration* Why does this matter to you and me?* Affecting the products you use* Stock purchase decisionsAs always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Email me directly at [email protected] or on the contact form. Also, please subscribe to my facebook page for live updates facebook.com/thevampiresquid38 min
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- TVS 005 – Workplace EtiquetteWE ARE THE NUMBER ONE PODCAST ON iTunes BUSINESS SECTION, and NUMBER TWELVE OVERALL! Thank you all so much, I can’t thank you enough. Please check out the recent publicity in yahoo finance and business insider as well.Also, I will be heading to Beijing for ~a week so please do not be upset if I am not responding to emails, the sheer amount is already enough for a full time job!Workplace Etiquette is one of the most underrated and least talked about aspects when starting a job, yet I think it’s one of the most important.* First few weeks / months on the job* Getting work done perfectly and timely* Over-Communication* Getting Coffee* Hypothetical workplace scenarios* Getting work done early or going to a happy hour?* Communicating to superiors about your commitments outside of work* Standing up for yourself* Hard-work, Dedication, and CommitmentAs always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Email me directly at [email protected] or on the contact form. Also, please subscribe to my facebook page for live updates facebook.com/thevampiresquid22 min
- TVS 005 – Workplace Etiquette
WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE PODCAST ON iTunes BUSINESS SECTION, and NUMBER TWELVE OVERALL! Thank you all so much, I can’t thank you enough. Please check out the recent publicity in yahoo finance and business insider as well. Also, I will be heading to Beijing for ~a week so please do not be upset if […]
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22 min - TVS 004 – Financial Statements and Financial JargonThank you all for your support and feedback! We have already gotten great publicity through business insider. Please continue to subscribe, share and review so we can make it onto iTunes new and noteworthy!Today’s episode we will focus on the three financial statements (Income statement, cash flow statement, and balance sheet) and financial jargon. I will walk through them line by line for a hypothetical manufacturing phone company. Attached is one of the best visual examples that I could find online.*Picture taken from the coaching assembly blog http://blog.coachingassembly.com/Examples of Financial Jargon that I will explain and use in a sentence:* Under Water* Burn the midnight oil* Bandwidth* Revealing the Kimono* Face Time* Out of PocketAs always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Email me directly at [email protected] or on the contact form.23 min
- TVS 004 – Financial Statements and Financial Jargon
Thank you all for your support and feedback! We have already gotten great publicity through business insider. Please continue to subscribe, share and review so we can make it onto iTunes new and noteworthy! Today’s episode we will focus on the three financial statements (Income statement, cash flow statement, and balance sheet) and financial jargon. I will […]
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