#19 - Akanksha Santdasani - (TPG, Evercore) | Growth Equity, Investment Banking

In this episode I speak with Akanksha, a fellow Wharton MBA classmate who went from Evercore to growth equity at TPG.

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⏱Timestamps⏱
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:54 - Background overview
00:03:32 - Oliver Wyman summer internship
00:04:44 - Switching from consulting to finance
00:09:47 - UPenn undergrad experience
00:11:48 - Interest in finance
00:17:37 - Why Evercore
00:22:54 - Banking recruiting tips
00:27:54 - Unglamorous banking moments
00:30:32 - Lessons learned in banking
00:35:18 - Switching to private equity
00:36:18 - PE recruiting
00:43:15 - Why TPG
00:44:28 - Growth equity explanation
00:45:53 - TPG differentiation
00:48:34 - Valuation in growth equity
00:53:07 - Transitioning from banking to growth equity
00:55:14 - Due diligence
01:02:38 - Unglamorous sides of investing
01:07:33 - Productivity hacks
01:12:46 - Why MBA
01:15:57 - Future plans
01:18:56 - Alternate career path
01:19:45 - Mentors
01:21:19 - Advice to younger self