Julian G.

Julian Gropp

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Studied at INSEAD

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Works at xAI

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About Julian

I started in technology M&A at Lazard, then moved to the buy-side in credit at KKR. After that I invested as a crypto-native at Hashed and Parataxis, and today I run my own M&A advisory boutique. I also work with xAI as a finance expert, training and evaluating Grok on financial modeling and analysis, which keeps me sharp on the exact technical material interviews test. So I've worked deals from the banking side, the investing side, and now as the person sitting across from founders, and I've been on the hiring side too, screening resumes and running the technicals that decide who gets an offer. Because of that, I don't teach interview theory. I coach the technical core that actually comes up: DCF, LBO, M&A and comps modeling, accounting, and deal walkthroughs. My goal is to get you answering like someone who has done the job, not someone who memorized a prep guide. If you're trying to break into IB, PE, or credit, or pivot in from a non-target school or a different field, I'll get you to where the desk expects you to be.

Why do I coach?

I coach because the difference between a smart candidate and a hired one usually isn't ability. It's knowing what the desk actually wants to hear, and that's the part nobody explains from the outside. Early in my career a few people showed me how the work really gets done, which is very different from how it's taught, and it changed where I ended up. I want to do that for other people. A few focused sessions can pass on years of pattern recognition and get a strong candidate into a seat they might otherwise miss by a hair.

Work Experience

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Manager, Data and Analytics, Strategic Finance

xAI

January 2026 - Present

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Head of Product Marketing Academy

Wall Street Oasis

January 2026 - Present

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Advisor

Hexens

September 2024 - Present

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Partner

Partners Capital

May 2020 - November 2023

Portfolio Manager for a multi-strategy hedge fund focused on the digital asset sector

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CEO & Managing Partner

Main Street Advisors

January 2017 - Present

Notable advisory engagements include the sale of Kuwait's food delivery company Carriage to DeliveryHero (DHER.DE) and the sale of coding bootcamp aggregator Switchup (switchup.org)

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Associate

KKR & Co

2013 - 2015

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Investment Banking Analyst

Lazard

2011 - 2013

Julian was also given offers to work at

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    BlackRock

Education

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INSEAD

Master's degree, Finance

2025 - 2027

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Stanford University

BA, Economics

2007 - 2011

Julian G.

Julian G.

 
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