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Leaving Hedge Funds

Career

Leaving Hedge Funds

Why Life on the Other Side Isn't So Bad

23 Mar 2025
How to Craft a Winning Stock Pitch

Career

How to Craft a Winning Stock Pitch

And how NOT to crafting a losing one

23 Feb 2025
Book Summary - The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

Career

Book Summary - The Almanack of Naval Ravikant

I just finished reading The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, and wow—what a book! In this post, I'll dive into the lessons that resonated most with me: how to get rich, is there luck, how to learn, how to build a brand, and so on. I'll

16 Feb 2025
Moat GOAT: EDA software

Career

Moat GOAT: EDA software

The duopoly of Cadence and Synopsys

02 Feb 2025
Why Equity Research Falls Short on Exit Opportunities

Career

Why Equity Research Falls Short on Exit Opportunities

And implications for equity research professionals

26 Jan 2025
Did I Just Make It Onto Bloomberg?!

Career

Did I Just Make It Onto Bloomberg?!

Implications for Wall Street equity research

19 Jan 2025
My 2024 Year-in-Review

Career

My 2024 Year-in-Review

Reflections, Lessons, and 2025 Goals

29 Dec 2024
Why these books made my reading list

Career

Why these books made my reading list

I get these questions all the time on “what’s the best book for XYZ”, so I will share my commentary on why certain books made it onto my curated reading list. Since it’s Thanksgiving season, it’s a great time to buy these books—they’re likely available

01 Dec 2024
State of the single-manager HF industry w/ Ricky Sandler

Career

State of the single-manager HF industry w/ Ricky Sandler

Recently, Ricky Sandler, the founder of Eminence Capital, joined Ted Seides on the Capital Allocators podcast. During their conversation, Sandler shared valuable insights into how he has navigated the ever-changing landscape of public investing through market regime shifts—and how the market regime is evolving today. Here are my key

24 Nov 2024
Moat GOAT: Analog Devices

Career

Moat GOAT: Analog Devices

Boring is good

17 Nov 2024
MBA: A Realistic Guide for Aspiring Professionals

Career

MBA: A Realistic Guide for Aspiring Professionals

Part 1 - What you need to know before you apply

03 Nov 2024
Making the most of sell-side research

Career

Making the most of sell-side research

A guide for buy-siders

27 Oct 2024
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