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Private Equity

By: Carrie Sun
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One of TIME Magazine's Must-Read Books of the Year

"The joys of Sun’s memoir lie in the absurdity of her tasks: coaxing a famous athlete to a company party, sourcing Mitt Romney’s phone number on a deadline, coordinating private-jet departures… It’s [Sun’s] personal revelations that elevate the book above a typical tell-all.” —TIME Magazine
A gripping memoir of one woman’s self-discovery inside a top Wall Street firm, and an urgent indictment of privilege, extreme wealth, and work culture

Carrie Sun can’t shake the feeling that she’s wasting her life. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Carrie excelled in school, graduated early from MIT, and climbed the corporate ladder, all in pursuit of the American dream. But at twenty-nine, she feels unmoored from her career path and is trapped in an unhappy engagement. So when she gets the rare opportunity to work at one of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world, she knows she can’t say no. Fourteen interviews later, she’s in.

Carrie is the sole assistant to the firm’s billionaire founder. She manages his work life, becoming the right hand to an investor who can move mountains and markets with a single phone call. Eager to impress, she soon finds her identity swallowed whole as she plays the game at the highest levels. With her physical and mental health deteriorating, Carrie begins to rethink what it means to be consumed by this world of extremes. A searing examination of our relationship to work, Private Equity is a universal tale of self-invention from a dazzling new voice, daring to ask what we’re willing to sacrifice to get to the top—and what it might take to break free and leave it all behind. Biographies & Memoirs Business Investing & Trading Professionals & Academics Women Memoir Thought-Provoking Money Inspiring Wall Street
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I have spent 15-20 years at a hedge fund and loved all the anecdotes in this story. As such, I do think billionaires, including Chase/Boone, do often serve a valid purpose of efficient capital allocation which improves GDP and innovation, thus contributing substantially to society through their "invisible hand." This aspect of fund management/billionaire-ism was not explored, despite many stanzas questioning if billionaires "can" be good, if they are societally necessary, etc. That said, the author "came to play" and shared ultra-raw and intense chunks of her life both during and before working at the hedge fund. That's incredibly rare in a memoir these days, especially by someone in a semi-"notable" position writing about notable people and institutions. As such, the book really has to earn an A+ despite my lack of political alignment with the author.

Great story albeit don't agree with the politics

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Loved, love, loved this book! It was a window into a family dynamic and arduous work experience I have no frame of reference. I abandoned all my podcasts for the past week and couldn’t stop listening to this book. Bonus: the author did the audio book & has a great voice!

Truth = Great Story Telling

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Private equity provides an insider’s view of the people behind the scenes. Basically a portrait of the servants of the masters of the universe. It also gives an interesting insight into a woman’s struggle with imposters syndrome.

Promising Writer

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Thought it would be more about the day to day life of being in PE and what makes a successful PE firm such as Carbon. A good third of the book is about the author’s personal struggles that are non Carbon related. Although I appreciate the author’s vulnerability, I felt most of the book could be summed up as “burnout.”

Thought it would be more about PE Firm Carbon

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I appreciated the depth and engaging storytelling of the book, though I found that at times, the narrative seemed overshadowed by what felt like complaints from a position of privilege. It made me wonder about the relatability of the protagonist’s journey, considering many people remain in less-than-ideal jobs out of necessity, gradually shaping them into their dream roles. This raised a question for me: if faced with no other choice, could the protagonist have done the same?

Honest great insight into the financial industry.

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