Way of the Wall Street Warrior - Conquer the Corporate Game Using Tips, Tricks, and Smartcuts

A Wall Street Insider's Guide to getting ahead in any highly competitive industry
 
"Dave learned how to win in investment banking the hard way. Now he is able to share tools that make it easier for budding bankers and other professionals to succeed."
--Frank Baxter, Former CEO of Jefferies and U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay
 
"A must-read for anyone starting their career in Corporate America. Dave's book shares witty and valuable insights that would take a lifetime to learn otherwise. I highly recommend that anyone interested in advancing their career read this book."
--Harry Nelis, Partner of Accel and former Goldman Sachs banker
 
In The Way of the Wall Street Warrior, 25-year veteran investment banker and finance professional, Dave Liu, delivers a humorous and irreverent insider's guide to thriving on Wall Street or Main Street. Liu offers hilarious and insightful advice on everything from landing an interview to self-promotion to getting paid.
 
In this book, you'll discover:
* How to get that job you always wanted
* Why career longevity and "success" comes from doing the least amount of work for the most pay
* How mastering cognitive biases and understanding human nature can help you win the rat race
* How to make people think you're the smartest person in the room without actually being the smartest person in the room
* How to make sure you do everything in your power to get paid well (or at least not get screwed too badly)
* How to turn any weakness or liability into an asset to further your career

Sommario

Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 

Introduction: Game On
 
Unrig Your Mind
 
Built with Sweat, Backed by Science
 
Lessons from the Elephant Boy
 
Beat C-3PO
 
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Part One
 
Get in the Game
 
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Chapter 1
 
Get Primed for Entry-Level Cattle Calls: Clean Your House
 
Scrub Those Leprotic Calluses
 
The TMZ Test
 

Chapter 2
 
Don't Fight the Tape: Diligence Your Way to an Interview
 
Diligence to Death
 
Be a Troll
 

Chapter 3
 
Be the Holy Trinity of Deals: Your All-Important First Email
 
Make Me Give a Damn
 
Watch the Trapdoors
 
The Rule of Three
 
Go Out with a Bang
 

Chapter 4
 
Failure as Fertilizer: The Power of Persistence
 
Be Unus
 

Chapter 5
 
Strut Like a Peacock: Your First Impression Might Be Your Last
 
Find the Greater Fool
 
Wear Some Damn Socks
 
Master Half-Truths
 
Customize; Don't Compromise
 
Know Oliver Stone from Oliver Twist
 

Chapter 6
 
Ace the Personal Bake-Off: Interviewing as Performance Art
 
Show Time!
 
Super Saturday
 
The Inquisition
 

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Part Two
 
Play to Win
 
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Chapter 7
 
Grownups Ask for Directions: Map the Salt Mine
 
Map Your Way to Greatness
 
Swallow the Red Pill
 
Banking for Dumbos
 

Chapter 8
 
Your Career Isn't Just a Job; It's an Adventure: Stay to Win
 
Be Water
 
Who Moved My Caviar?
 
Slaving and Hazing and Crazing
 
Always Be Learning (ABL) so You Can Always Be Closing (ABC)
 

Chapter 9
 
People Are Irrational: Science Your Way Up
 
Get with the Program
 
Being a Smart Dummy
 

Chapter 10
 
Office Politics: Only Friends and Very Good Friends
 
Start Kissing Babies
 
Be a Street Dog
 
To What End?
 
Have a Shtick
 

Chapter 11
 
Be a Stork, Not a Pigeon: Bring Value, Not Diversion
 
Mind Your P's and Q's
 
Too Smart for Your Own Good
 
Mute That Crap
 
Welcome to 7-Eleven
 

Chapter 12
 
Quack Like a Duck: Learn the Lingua Franca
 
Speak the Lingo
 
Tap the Same Wavelength
 
Master the Unspoken
 

Chapter 13
 
Read the Room, Not the Prospectus: Profile Your Audience
 
Read Like an Open Book
 
Use What God Gave You
 
Check Out That Body
 
Practice Makes Perfect
 

Chapter 14
 
Don't Walk Around Blind Without a Cane: Wake Up!
 
But I'm an Ostrich
 
Find Buried Treasure
 
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
 
My Boss, the Bat
 

Chapter 15
 
Turn Liabilities into Assets: Harness Your Superpower
 
Houston, Do We Really Have a Problem?
 
Appearances Are Deceiving
 
Unleash Your Superhero
 
Word to My Peeps
 

Chapter 16
 
Laziness as a Virtue: Maximize Your ROTI
 
Smartcutter Extraordinaire
 

Chapter 17
 
The Minion-Circle: Find Your Master's Master
 
Your Master's Master
 
Master the Circle
 
Find Your Yoda
 
The Invisible Man Gets Fired
 
OK, Read the Prospectus
 

Chapter 18
 
Get the Last Word and Drop th

Info autore

DAVE LIU is a 30-year veteran from Wall Street and Silicon Valley. He's raised over $15 billion for hundreds of companies, created multiple start-ups, and had multiple billion dollar exits. He previously worked at investment banks Goldman Sachs and Jefferies, where he rose from the entry level to Managing Director co-running all Digital Media and Internet investment banking activities. He's an expert in finance, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and playing the corporate game. He has a MBA from Harvard Business School and two BS degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in economics and engineering. He can be reached on his website: www.liucrative.com

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dave Liu, Adam Snyder
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.12.2021
• EAN: 9781119811909
• ISBN: 978-1-119-81190-9
• Pagine: 304
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Matematica; Mathematik, Finanzmarkt, Mathematics, Mathematik in Wirtschaft u. Finanzwesen, Business & Finance