Does anyone have recommendations for thought leaders/influencers in the M&A space? Looking for blogs, books, YouTube videos? Not currently in the space, trying to learn more as I’m thinking about a pivot after a few years in consulting/startups

I am an aspiring entrepreneur and want to start a business in future for sure. I have a few ideas but nothing concrete, or close to being a start up yet. I work in tech, but a generalist - have done sales, delivery operations etc. trying to get experience in as many areas as possible before I go on my own. I dnt know where to start the journey. Are their any books or other material I can read/reference to think and plan about my entrepreneurship journey. I m in mid 40s based in t2 city US east.

i want to learn more about investing and strengthen my skills for investing outside of the company. aside from googling, do you have recs on books, blogs, leaders to follow that will help me improve?

Joining FAANG in a few months as a Product marketing manager, potentially with a new product growth focus. Any ex-consulting PMM/PM with advice and tips on how to ramp-up skills/toolset fast? (e.g, books, podcasts, sites)

Any recommendations for books on creative leadership?

Has anyone read any books by Jocko Willink? Looking to buy extreme ownership or the dichotomy of leadership but I can’t decide

Recommendations for books or resources to improve executive presence and on leadership? Asian female new SM looking to up my skills

What are your top books for selling consulting work? SPIN, Challenger, etc.

About to start my first PM job! Any tips to be prepared and ramp up quickly? Books to read, courses to take, etc.. any tips are appreciated! Currently in ops consulting. No tech background.

Favorite books about creative leadership?

What books to read to learn consulting frameworks/implementation approach about: 1. Tech Strategy development 2. Enterprise Architecture development 3. IT Op Model development 4. Tech ROI analysis

As a new product manager what books should I be reading? I’ve already read Inspired but looking or more. For context, I’ve joined a series A start up and as expected there’s a lot to do and it’s very fluid. I want to be able to help the head of product as much as possible as well as provide some structure to how we work.

I may need a freelance senior (ish) AD to partner with for the month of January, in house at a start up. Post your books!

Does anyone have recommendations for self-improvement books written by Asians/Asian-Americans? By self-improvement, I mean any book that has caused you to reflect or positively impacted your life to include philosophy or leadership.

Any recs for insightful and well written books on entrepreneurship? Friend is trying to launch his own startup so I’m thinking of sending him a relevant book as part of a thank you gift

Looking for book or podcast recommendations for leadership, management, or consulting. Any advice?

About to start my first PM job after consulting. Any tips to get myself prepared and ramp up quickly? Books to read, courses to take, etc.? Currently doing ops consulting, no tech background.

Does anyone know a leadership book that fairly represents black people? We had to read a book called "BOLD" and it centered around these 4 characteristics that leaders have along with the argument...

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

Wealth of experience working in the Bay Area with pre ipo clients going through funding/ working on pitch books etc. My hometown has a growing tech scene but little funding. Was thinking of parlaying these experiences and starting a bit of a consulting operations to connect the two Anyone with insight on how I might go about doing this? Would love to chat!

Got an offer for a Measurement Lead role. Is this a good position at Google? I want to eventually pivot to PM or S&O. Would this help? Also how is WLB and comp?

Any Product Managers / Product Manager-adjacent people in canberra, working on operations modelling, business improvement? What companies other than the big 4 for this, in topics that are more in the engineering space than the ICT space?

JD. I accepted an offer with PwC. Bar pass bonus isn’t mentioned in the offer letter, but I was admitted to a bar in 2019. Am I still able to get the bar pass bonus? Thanks!

Hourglass/pear-shaped ladies - what did you wear while pregnant (besides whatever fit/partner’s tshirts)? I am still early in pregnancy but know I won’t be teeny tiny with a cute little bump. What types of clothes did you find were most flattering? I’m not planning on buying a whole new wardrobe but would like a few outfits that make me feel great. Thanks!

Anybody get laid off in NYC? Can't imagine losing my job and being forced to pay this ridiculous rent

On today's call I'm asked a question directly by the client and I have two other people jump in and talk over me and give a different answer for me. Teamwork at its finest.

Best paying nom-mbb firms that have a strong power/utilities arm?

How often can you apply to tech roles (i.e., Google FB Apple etc.?) if it’s with a referral? Is this actually a hard rule and if you apply more than once in 6 mos e.g. you won’t get the job?

Is 130K a reasonable salary TC expectation for a Financial Analyst role with FAANG in California? Online data very varied or unavailable

That awful feeling when you get to the Delta Sky Club and realize you left your platinum card at the bar last night

First time in a really long time that there's no line for TSA PreCheck. Guess the other road warriors are on vacation.

Thoughts on Goodwin in London? Culture, hours, whether people actually enjoy working there, how it’s perceived etc. A lot of the posts here are more in relation to the US offices but I’m keen to understand the London offering.

Can transfer h1b if there is no pay stub yet on that status?

What is a fair salary for a hot series a start up Chief of staff role. Both in terms of base and TC (equity/ bonus)

Can low utilization be the sole reason for a person getting fired?

Bay Area ACN 🐠 -- I wanna transfer to the SF office but I'm scared about the cost of living vs. salary. Any ideas on SF c1/c2 salaries? (serious replies only)

Anyone in Slalom SF willing to chat or refer? Looking at a specific role

Didn’t get the MBB offer, so going FAANG