Summary: Today we have on a very special guest, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmanningcurtis" target="_blank">Patrick Curtis</a>, who is the founder of <a href="http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/" target="_blank">WallStreetOasis.com</a>! I met Patrick a few months ago and we’ve stayed in touch and gotten drinks a couple times, but thought he would be incredibly interesting to bring on the podcast given his experience working in finance and starting his own company. Hope you enjoy the conversation!<br> <br> * Tell me a bit about your background<br> <br> * Williams College<br> * Wharton Undergrad<br> * Rothschild Investment Banking<br> * TailWind Capital<br> <br> <br> * Going from a Yoga Studio to Investment Banking<br> <br> * Competitiveness of Investment Banking Internships nowadays<br> <br> <br> * How the banking culture was in 2002 after 9/11 and the dot com bubble crash compared to today<br> * What it was like transitioning from Banking to Private Equity<br> <br> * Getting fired from your first private equity job and the lessons Patrick learned<br> <br> <br> * How did you start Wall Street Oasis and what were some of the roadblocks that you faced initially?<br> <br> * Technical challenges<br> * Working with developers<br> <br> <br> * What was the decision to go to Wharton to get your MBA? How did that affect Wall Street Oasis?<br> <br> * Party, Travel, Wall Street Oasis (PTW)<br> <br> <br> <br> As always, please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. Email me directly at alan@the vampiresquid.com or on the <a href="http://www.thevampiresquid.com/contact/">contact form</a>. Also, please subscribe to my facebook page for live updates <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thevampiresquid">facebook.com/thevampiresquid</a>. Also follow me on Quora at <a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Alan-Li-1">https://www.quora.com/profile/Alan-Li-1</a>. To support us check us out at Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thevampiresquid" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thevampiresquid</a><br>
