The Vampire Squid

Welcome back to another episode of The Vampire Squid! Today, we’re going to be talking about trading options. For compliance reasons, please note that “Today’s episode does not condone or promote the trading of any single stock equities. The content in today’s episode are for educational purposes only and I am speaking on behalf of […] The post TVS 018 – Intro to Options Trading appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Welcome to episode 17 of The Vampire Squid! Today, we will be talking about Banking vs. Consulting since I’ve been getting a lot of emails asking me about the differences between the two as well as my decision to pursue banking over consulting. Also, if you guys are interested in helping support The Vampire Squid, […] The post TVS 017 – Banking vs. Consulting appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Hope everyone had a great labor day weekend! Today we are going to be talking about Leveraged Buy Outs, another form of valuation and modeling. As promised, please see a link to the actual model of an LBO, and a more detailed explanation in case you are interested. LBO Model LBO Detailed Overview LBO Drivers […] The post TVS 016 – Leveraged Buy Outs appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

New York vs. San Francisco! Two of my favorite cities that I have ever lived in. In this episode, we will dive deep into the major differences between New York and San Francisco from a career perspective and a lifestyle perspective. Overall, I would say please don’t be nervous to move to a new city if […] The post TVS 015 – New York vs. San Francisco appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Today’s episode will cover another one of the most common valuation techniques, Comparable Companies Analysis, which is an extrinsic form of valuation that people use for companies. Hope that you enjoy the episode and takeaway understanding how this method is used! Extrinsic Valuation Ratios Common Comps Multiples EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA Price / Earnings […] The post TVS 014 – Comparable Companies Analysis appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Welcome to the first valuation episode! Today we will talk about Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, one of the most common types of valuation that people in finance use. As promised, please see attached links to an actual DCF model, in addition to more of the granularity of the formula in case you are interested. […] The post TVS 013 – Discounted Cash Flow Analysis appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Welcome back! As many of you know starting today, we will be releasing one episode per week on Sundays. First day of work tomorrow! https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-mehra-842b9a47 Today we have a very special guest, Shaun Mehra. Shaun worked as a private equity analyst at Silver Lake Partners, a large cap private equity fund focused on technology investments. […] The post TVS 012 – Private Equity appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Welcome back for the last episode of the three part series on investment banking recruiting, technicals! Before we begin, check out this recent article that was written about us in The Globe and Mail. Best Resources for preparing for Technicals Friends that have worked in investment banking Wall Street Oasis Prep Guide Rosenbaum and Pearl […] The post TVS 011 – IB Recruiting Part III – Technicals appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Welcome to Part II of the Investment Banking Recruiting series. Today, we are talking about behavorial questions which are arguably more important than technicals. We also touch briefly on networking as I did not cover this subject as much in the first IB Recruiting Episode. Make sure to have a theme or message you want to […] The post TVS 010 – IB Recruiting Part II – Behavorials appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Finally got around to jotting down some notes for the investment banking recruiting process that is up and coming for many of you! This series will be broken up into three parts: the overview, behavorials, and technicals, as it was too much to jam into one episode. Investment Banking Timeline New Goldman initiative for first […] The post TVS 009 – IB Recruiting Part I – Overview appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-shih-37966532 One 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 […] The post TVS 008 – Slack – Technology Startups appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

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 […] The post TVS 007 – Leveraged Finance & Real Estate Financing appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Welcome back! I am back from Beijing and had a wonderful time

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 […] The post TVS 005 – Workplace Etiquette appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

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 […] The post TVS 004 – Financial Statements and Financial Jargon appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Welcome back to another episode of The Vampire Squid! Today, we will be talking about Initial Public Offerings (IPO’s). This is an episode that gives an inside look as to how private companies, investment banks, and lawyers work together to go through this long and arduous process going from private to public. IPO Overview What are the […] The post TVS 003 – Initial Public Offerings appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Vampire Squid! In this episode, it will be jam packed with my experiences in Investment Banking in addition to questions that I always get asked. Overview of Investment Banking Retail vs. Investment Banks Bulge Bracket vs. Boutique Banks Analyst to partner with details on each title’s role Dress Code Time spent working […] The post TVS 002 – Investment Banking Overview appeared first on The Vampire Squid | Transparent Finance.

Hello and welcome to The Vampire Squid! In the first episode, we will be going over introductions and making sure you know what you’re getting yourself into