Insights
Finance Career Playbook
Guides from a Former Goldman Sachs TMT & Consumer Group Analyst — cold outreach, interview frameworks, non-target recruiting, and career pivots that actually work.
IB Tips
Templates
Cold Email Scripts for Investment Banking (With Response Rates)
Six cold email templates that have generated 30–40% response rates from bankers. Subject line formulas, follow-up cadence, and what to do when they respond.
Investment Banking Resume Template (Goldman Sachs Format)
The exact resume structure used by analysts at Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Evercore. Formatting rules, bullet point formulas, and the three things every IB resume must have.
Interview Prep
Salary
Investment Banking Analyst Salary Guide (2026)
All-in compensation at bulge brackets, elite boutiques, and middle-market firms — base, stub bonus, and year-end bonus. Real data from analysts at GS, MS, JPM, Evercore, Lazard, and Jefferies.
Venture Capital Salary Guide (2026): Analyst to General Partner
VC comp is notoriously opaque. This guide breaks down base, bonus, and carry at every level across seed, Series A, and growth-stage funds.
Private Equity Salary Guide (2026): Associate to Partner
All-in comp at mega-funds (Blackstone, KKR, Apollo), upper-middle market, and lower-middle market PE firms — broken down by level, fund size, and geography. Carry economics in plain English.
Venture Capital
How to Break into Venture Capital: The Complete 2026 Guide
VC has no structured recruiting process — which makes it one of the most opaque paths in finance. Covers how funds actually hire, what they look for, and how to get in without a warm intro.
VC Analyst vs. Associate vs. Principal: Roles, Salaries & Career Path
The full VC career ladder — what each role does, how compensation works (salary + carry), typical backgrounds at each level, and how long it takes to make partner.
Corp Dev
Corporate Development Career Path: Salaries, Roles & How to Break In
Corp Dev at a tech company is one of the best exits from IB — but the path is opaque. Covers the full role, typical backgrounds, comp vs. IB, and how to get in without posting.
Corp Dev Interview Questions: Case Studies, Deal Walk-throughs & Fit
The specific questions Corp Dev teams ask that differ from IB interviews — live case study formats, deal walk-throughs for internal M&A audiences, and what makes a "Corp Dev mindset."
Investor Relations
How to Break into Investor Relations: The Complete Guide
IR is one of the most underrated career paths in finance — strong comp, significant optionality, and a direct line to the C-suite. Covers breaking in from banking, consulting, or communications.
Biotech IR Career Guide: IPOs, Follow-Ons & Crisis Communications
Biotech IR is a different job than tech or industrial IR. Covers the FDA calendar, communicating clinical data to institutional and retail audiences, and what biotech CFOs actually look for.