"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

Autorentext

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

Klappentext

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

Inhalt

Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction: Game On Unrig Your Mind Built with Sweat, Backed by Science Lessons from the Elephant Boy Beat C-3PO Part One Get in the Game 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 Part Two Play to Win 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 the Mic: Recency Bias at Work Nobel Prize-Winning Shit Just the Two of Us Deliver Shit Sandwiches in Person If It Ain't Wrote, It Ain't True Talk to Yourself Chapter 19 Get Paid Like a Player: Make F*ck-You Money Herded Like Cattle Prep Your Negotiation Win the Zero-Sum Game So How Much Are You Worth? Millionaire Paupers Tap the Whisper Wire Go Shop Yourself Lean on Yoda Let the Games Begin! Be a Long-Term Short-Timer On Your Mark, Get Set, GO! All Money Is Money My Super-Secret Negotiating Strategy The Post-Mortem Part Three Winning Time Chapter 20 Manage Your Way out of a Paper Bag: Get Others to Do Your Dirty Work Find Those Ticks Decoy Your Way into Heaven Let Them Eat Cake Eliza Effing Doolittles It's a Tragedy . . . of the Commons You're Yoda Now Better Than Sex Don't Be a B-Player Escape from Alcatraz Guanxi, Baby! Chapter 21 Win the Game of Thrones: Get Promoted in a Dog-Eat-Dog World Prepare for Battle Royale Specialize Your Way to Nirvana Even Rocket Ships Need Janitors Feed the Money Machine Keep Your Head on a Swivel Making My Own Destiny They Don't Call It the Art of War for Nothing Chapter 22 Check Yourself at the Door: Career Checklist Chapter 23 Mastering Your Sermon on the Mount: Group Selling Eye on the Prize Chapter 24 Congrats, You've Arrived: Now Get Back to Work! Becoming a BSD Perks, Perks, and More Perks No Rest for the Weary Trust Is the Coin of the Realm Selling in a Game of Inches Amateurs Negotiate Price; Pros Negotiate Terms A Different Kind of Matrix Practice, Practice, Practice Keep …