I'm a tech/media investment banking vice president, I make over $700k, and live in the Bay Area.
EDIT:
This is with 8 years of experience
If anyone would like advice for how to break into investment banking, I can give people guidance either here or via DM. This is my real secret reason for posting in threads like this; I love helping people uncover if the work is right for them because I find it to be immensely rewarding from an "actual work" perspective whereas it has a reputation of being stodgy and boring.
Second EDIT:
I've gotten a number of DM's about this, which is great. As above, I love getting into the role and helping people decide if it's right for them. That said - of course through no fault of any of the brave souls who have reached out - some of the questions I get are similar to other aspects I've elaborated on in this thread, such as my
path, if I feel it was
worth it, and primary
considerations for starting your own career in IB.
Main thing to ponder: this is an
extremely intense,
extremely dedicated capital and corporate finance role. It is very much not a get-rich-quick path. It's a "maybe-get-something-arduously" path, and one needs to genuinely love the work. While it is tech-focused, that's in the market mechanics sense; who is doing what, what the trends are. The media aspect is the same thing (which makes this a very handy forum to be on). Contrary to the name, it does not involve doing direct investment, and although it is sales in the broadly cosmic "get entities to sign off on spending money" sense, it is not a sales role or stock trading role.
Still always happy to answer anything.
