I'm an independent sponsor and founder of a Salesforce IT consulting business. We are working towards our first acquisition by Q3 2027.

Currently, building our team of advisors and would to connect with seasonal sponsors/PE leaders that are familiar with the IT services industry.

If you would like to learn more about our thesis please comments below or DM. Would love to chat.

Anyone who has transitioned from M&A work to finance work, how has your experience been? I am considering a similar transition and would love to learn about any changes to your work/life balance, stress-levels, etc.

OC has an issue with a financing term that deal teams worked out. Is it unethical to ask deal teams to discuss these terms and instruct us how to proceed? These seems to be business term where counsel can’t work out the differences, without business agreeing.

What’s the best site to put your condo on rent other than Kijiji & MLS?

Posting for an LA friend looking for a freelance strategist with digital experience (app & website work) to start in Jan. PM me if interested. Thanks.

Anyone working with GlobalData?

Has anyone recently put ‘exempt’ in W-4 to avoid paying federal for one or two checks? About to receive last large check for the gig. Nothing else booked yet, so thinking about stashing as much as I can. Paid through the nose in fed taxes all year. Thoughts?

Is there a legal way for an international student in the US to earn money on the side?

Aside from LinkedIn, what are other sources to identify decision makers in large companies?

Those working in consulting - would you class yourself more of a doer, thinker, or connector?
Generalist vs specialist in nature?

How does your nature hinder or support your role/career...

For a writing sample: Is it better to use a motion that you won, or a motion that may reflect better writing/analysis, but that you lost? Does your answer change if the winning motion is more recent than the losing one?

Anybody use Axial marketplace? Thoughts on quality from buy side? Any other alternative marketplaces you look to?

What will be the expected salary range for cloud manager role in USI, transferring from US ?

I am actively working as a mechanical engineer in the refrigeration industry. However, I have worked and studied in the spare parts and battery department in the automotive sector for close to ten years, my technical and practical knowledge is more than my age

Can only deposit USD in NRE accounts but I can send through Remitly/ Xoom to NRE account? Doesn’t remitly convert USD to INR before sending. What am I missing?

Would it be wise to start NFP/GOV modules first for FAR since they are heavily tested ?

Anyone here work for Microsoft Consulting Services willing to provide some insight on the day to day and/or comparison between tech consulting at traditional consulting firms? Looking to transition and wanting some more info

Any good book recommendations that helped give you the confidence and tactics required for a transition to leadership role? Newly promoted SM looking for inspirational reads.

How did you find out what you want in life? Feeling lost mid-career..

Would you say being a partner is more demanding than being an industry exec?

Partners, do any of you regret not starting your own business?

Partners, what’s a good gift for you all? Up to 500ish…?

I’m a senior in advisory at a B4 firm. I’m aiming for partner, but secretly would like to be part of firm leadership. Is there anything I should do differently on my way up the ladder?

I know money is relative but at what stage in your career did you start making and saving the big money (saving much more than you could spend)? I am not a big spender but....

Dear Partners-
Have any of you switched firms to make P? Worth it? Tips? Have always planned to make at my firm, but my firm isn’t keeping up their end of the deal, so I’m job hunting....

Accenture MDs - what’s the expected L4 bonus structure look like for a TC L4?
I am SM4 should know in a month if I made L4 - getting close to getting an offer from a tier 2 strat firm .....contd...

Ps, do you notice who does the work? Got lukewarm feedback on a project with a huge team that included 3 Ms with one playing pseudo-Lead as their “slide-building and analysis aren’t as great”

Has anyone found roles in Big 4 or industry that allowed more work life balance when their kids were young without damaging future career trajectory? I'm a partner with young kids and feel like I'm missing out on too much of their lives. Wishful, but my dream job would have a lighter workload in terms of time and pressure for the next ~5 years, but not set me back too much (or at all) when the kids are older and tired of me in a few years and I'm ready to be back at work full force.

How is partnership pay determined across service lines? Do partners in consulting get more units than let’s say audit ?

Any partners here who worked in a midtier firm (GT/BDO/RSM) and the big four? What is
the compensation difference at the partner level?

What is base pay range for L5 at Accenture?

Do partners know each other’s compensation? I see partners selling engagements for vastly different numbers b/w shorter ‘interesting’ strategy work and longer ‘boring’ transformations. Thoughts?

Accenture MDs - if you participate in VEIP, what is your % invest going into CY19? I really want to do the full 30% but as a new MD, but curious to hear others thought process / logic.

Partners, what are some of the most memorable and effective ways/reasons your team has asked for more comp? If someone is a high performer/emerging talent, what is the typical comp increase you’ve approved?

Partners, till what age can an SM realistically hope to be considered for Partner promotion?