Julian G.

Julian Gropp

Break Into Investment Banking With a Former Lazard Analyst's Guidance

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Studied at INSEAD

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Works at xAI

Available tomorrow at 10:30 AM UTC

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Julian's Coaching Offerings

Custom hourly · $200/hr

Get help with AI Automation, AI Deck Building, and .

Julian’s Investment Banking Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Partner or Managing Director

60+ people coached for Investment Banking

I started in investment banking at Lazard, advising on technology M&A, before moving to the buy-side in credit at KKR, so I've seen deals from both the sell-side and the investor's seat. I later deployed capital as a crypto-native investor (Hashed, Parataxis) and today run my own M&A advisory boutique with active client mandates. I know exactly what gets a candidate hired because I've been on the other side of the table, screening resumes, running technicals, and deciding who makes the cut. I coach on the things that actually move the needle: financial modeling (DCF, LBO, M&A, comps), the technical interview, deal walkthroughs, and the judgment that separates a top-1% candidate from a competent one. Whether you're targeting bulge-bracket IB, an elite boutique, private equity, or breaking in from a non-target background, I'll get you sharp, fast.

Julian can help with:

AI Automation

AI Deck Building

AI Financial Modeling

AI Fundamentals

Behavioral Interview Prep

Cover Letters

Due Diligence

Financial Analysis

Financial Modeling

Freelancing

General Exploration

Investment Banking Strategy

LinkedIn Review

Mergers & Acquisitions

Networking Strategy

Promotion Strategy

Resume Review

Salary Negotiation

Skill Building

Technical Interview Prep

Valuation

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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.

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