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What's a LBO? Let's explain it simply...
What's a "LBO" ?Talk about another finance term designed to confuse me."LBO" stands for "Leveraged Buyout."But,What the heck... more ยป
Make Sentences Using Formulas in Excel
Did you know Excel isn't just for numbers?You can do some awesome stuff with ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ too...Take a look at the picture at the top of this post.It's an... more ยป
How I Got Into Private Equity with a Non-Traditional Background
How do you get into private equity with a non-traditional background? I was faced with the same question several years ago (2014, actually). Here's how I... more ยป
A "Top Down" Budget Shouldn't be a "Shove Down" Budget
It's funny — I used to really like "bottoms up" budgets but don't much anymore.โ Why?๐ค The future is a guess.Doesn't matter how much sophistication... more ยป
How to build the Balance Sheet in 10 steps (short version)
How to build the Balance Sheet in 10 steps โฌ๏ธ Once again, finance being overly complicated. There is actually a fairly simple (and repeatable) formula... more ยป
A Balance Sheet for the Rest of Us (in words I actually understand)
A balance sheet for the rest of us. I've gotta say it drives me nuts when all these finance terms are super opaque and confusing. For real just... more ยป
Thinking about a career in Private Equity? (7 tips to think about)
๐ญ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐Sounds obvious, but do you ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ want it or just ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ you want it? Don't pursue it just b/c it's "awesome" or "pr... more ยป