For all those fishes who are thinking of starting their own business or have already started one, here is an interesting article. It’s a long and arduous journey.

What was the hardest class year for you? I used to think first year was by far the hardest but now I’m a third year and I’m really feeling the pressure to step up. I work in finance and at this point I’m expected to handle closing documents, manage first years, draft some portions of major docs, etc. I feel like I’m always frazzled, constantly second guessing if I handled something correctly and anxious to answer calls from clients/OC. The worst part is I think people can tell I’m a mess....

Why does CGI never call me? It has so many business analyst openings, i applied no calls at all.

Any MAnager or SM in this group? Can comment ?

Looking for opinions on Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester in Southern California.

Hello All,

Can anyone please comment on the below 2 questions, would be very helpful for me for taking decision of joking JPMC -

1. How is the wlb in CCB LOB, is it manageable or stressful at all times?
2. Are they still providing the 1100$ bonus for wfh setup or I need to have my personal laptop for virtual office work setup?

Please let me know guys bit urgent!!

Thank You!

Have a week or so off and thought why not to go to Hawaii? I've never been and keep hearing how beautiful it is. Would it be a good trip for a solo female traveler and what island/ activities would you recommend?

Hi Guys I was a BA and recently became a full fledge PO in my new job. Can you share which areas to focus on to perform well.

Hey all 👋🏻 I’m looking for a referral for the Named Account Executive - Large Enterprise Banking @ Salesforce. I currently work in commercial banking for TD as an account manager and have over 3 years experience in banking and 4 in finance. Anyone have advice to get an interview?

Do you know of any success stories going from FS tax to FAANG type company tax departments?

Have people who struggle with public speaking (large audiences, conferences, panel discussions etc) found it easier doing it virtually?

Thoughts on at-home pregnancy test 7 days post day 5 embryo transfer? Risks? Downsides? We have our blood test Sunday on day 9.

This might be a stupid question, but do I need a strategy portfolio? What’s the best tool to build it? Include briefs/decks or just creative I worked on? Thanks

Do you have a reading goal for 2022? I've read 3 books already this year and want to try to finish 60 before the end of the year.

Post your A/S/L: let’s see where all of y’all from :)

Wednesday rant: Young producers if you don’t knw find a mentor or ask questions to learn how to do your job. Your mistakes costs money!!!

Biggest cringe for me has got to be when people include “ex-<company name>” in their title… see it for loads of the big 4 firms and I’m thinking wow you must love slave drivers that underappreciate you 🤣

Hi All

I am having 2.7 years of experience and looking for a functional testing role
Can someone please refer me in Oracle??

Tools: Siebel CRM, Jira, Bugzilla, HP- ALM
Skills : System Testing, Regression Testing, Brm testing

Please help

How to know if your business is scaleable or not? If I am on the brighter side of things, I naturally feel it’s scaleable but I want to make it scaleable more strategically? Any inputs?

Anyone need help with content? I can help create marketing content, eCommerce product shots & user-generated content (UGC) videos to run as ads.

Don’t hesitate to reach out !

Hi I have asked to be an advisor for a startup. Its in its very early stage pre pre-seed. Its looking like weekly strategy calls and possibly some executional work as well. Like building out a sales process and/or training sales and marketing team members (this might be 1-3hr a week of work).

They are offering 1.5-3.5%. — I am wondering if that’s enough.

In addition to this the founder mentioned that he would like me to consider becoming a co-founder.

For those that started their own shop, what do you wish you knew at the beginning?

We are looking for product management professionals (5 -12 yrs experience depending on the role) for a Series A tech startup. DM me if interested.

Hi guys, I am offering bookkeeping services at competitive rates and am available ASAP! If you or anyone you know are looking for a bookkeeping solution, DM me! Thanks!

Needing advice on how to split job roles . Is it possible to run an efficient business with the person over operations helping with marketing and vice versa? Or is it better to keep job titles and roles strictly the responsibility of each other? Asking from a 3 person start up.

I have a business idea in the VR/AR space utilizing AI. However, I lack skill sets to evaluate viability or to create an MVP. Neither do I have a network to tap into.

My plan is taking classes to deepen my knowledge while joining and actively participating in communities to find collaborators.

Does this approach make sense or do you recommend other approaches? If it makes sense, do you have any recommendations for classes or communities?

Look forward to hearing your experiences and wisdom!

When should I worry about the legal structure and finance of the company?

Is there a cheat sheet to how to startup, till exit?

Please provide valuable inputs.

From reading a number of books and listening to a number of podcasts about starting a business, one underlying factor they all share is to have deep passion for what you do. How do you know what your passion is? I mean I think a lot about golf but i don’t think that’s a passion. It’s my hobby. I think most people just know.

Side hustle or startup ideas for someone who isn’t technical/doesn’t code? Where should I look or where to begin? I don’t have any strong passions or specific skills that I’m confident in. What books, articles, blogs, orgs, events, people I should follow for inspiration that has helped you? I have some cash to invest and am looking for a part time hustle that can cash flow at least a little bit of money on the side.

Hi all, I’m interested in knowing if you have noticed any management tools and methods that are effective for your team since the pandemic, especially if your company had the WFH setup. Your perspective could either be the team leader or a teammate.

Happy to help or partner with fellow consultants who are starting up. Excellent at technology product development Web & Mobile Apps. UI/UX & Wireframes.

How much parental leave does your company offer to employees? Please include location, size of company and type of business. We are a SaaS company in NYC with 60 employees. We give 16 weeks paid for “primary caregivers “ and 6 weeks for “secondary “ caregivers. I want to advocate for everyone to get at least 12 weeks.

Thoughts on 1099 contract?

I've been thinking about how it can be hard to reach users to get feedback on early stage prototypes, concepts, demos, pitches, landing pages, tag lines, etc. What would you all think about a community for early stage founders where you can do a show-and-tell, get feedback from other founders, and give feedback? Thinking IRL dinners to start. Focused on b2c where the founder group would probably fit within your target audience. Do you have this problem and would this help you?

What are the biggest pitfalls you’ve seen management consultants fall into when they leave consulting to start up their own firm or join an early stage startup?

When do know if you have product market fit. What are the key indicators?