The Pitch Masterclass is structured into four intensive sessions and one mock interview session, each designed to equip you with the analytical rigor and strategic insight characteristic of top-performing hedge fund professionals.​ The following module is an example of how the class is structured. It could be customized based on your individual needs.

Session 1: Market Participants, Mispricings, and Idea Generation (2 hr.)

• Market Participants and Investment Styles: Analyze the roles of various market participants—including mutual funds, pension funds, retail investors, and algorithmic traders—and how their distinct investment mandates and behaviors contribute to market inefficiencies.​

• Sources of Mispricings: Identify structural, behavioral, and informational inefficiencies that lead to mispricings. Develop strategies to exploit these inefficiencies through rigorous fundamental analysis.​

• Buy-Side vs. Sell-Side Dynamics: Understand the symbiotic yet distinct functions of buy-side analysts and sell-side analysts, focusing on how to critically assess sell-side research to inform proprietary investment decisions.​

• Initial Diligence Stack: Establish a systematic approach to preliminary due diligence, encompassing industry analysis, competitive positioning, and financial health assessment to filter high-potential investment opportunities.​

Session 2: Assessing Business Quality and Value Creation (2 hr.)

• Evaluating Business Quality: Develop frameworks to assess qualitative and quantitative aspects of business quality, including management effectiveness, competitive advantages, and operational efficiency.​

• Mechanisms of Value Creation: Analyze how companies generate economic value through capital allocation, growth strategies, and cost management.​

• Identifying Inflection Points: Learn to detect early signs of positive or negative shifts in business performance, enabling timely investment decisions.​

• Bottom-Up Business Analysis: Conduct comprehensive analyses starting from fundamental business drivers to understand intrinsic value and long-term sustainability.​

Session 3: Valuation Techniques and Implied Expectations (2 hr.)

• Implied Expectations Framework: Deconstruct current market prices to infer the expectations embedded within, facilitating the identification of mispricings.​

• Expectations Ecosystem: Examine the interplay between buy-side and sell-side projections, corporate guidance, and alternative data sources to form a holistic view of market sentiment.​

• Integrating Business Analysis with Valuation: Synthesize insights from business quality assessments with valuation metrics to develop a cohesive investment thesis.​

Session 4: Investment Thesis Development and Pitching (2 hr.)

• Crafting a Concise Investment Thesis: Condense extensive research into a compelling 3-5 minute pitch that highlights key value drivers and investment rationale.​

• Catalyst Evaluation and Risk/Reward Analysis: Identify and assess potential catalysts that could unlock value, while constructing a balanced risk/reward profile.​

• Q&A Preparation: Anticipate challenging questions and objections, preparing robust responses to defend your thesis under scrutiny.​

Session 5: Mock Pitch & Live Feedback (1 hr.)

• Realistic Hedge Fund Pitch Simulation: Present your stock idea as if pitching to an investment committee.

• Live Q&A and Pushback: Experience real-time pressure testing, with questions targeting assumptions, valuation, catalysts, and risk factors.

• Iterative Feedback: Receive detailed, actionable feedback on presentation clarity, depth of analysis, and ability to defend your thesis.

• Final Adjustments & Execution Strategy: Walk away with a refined pitch and a strategic roadmap for applying this process to future stock ideas and interviews.

Each session is meticulously designed to build upon the previous, ensuring a comprehensive and practical understanding of hedge fund investment processes.

Unlike one-size-fits-all programs, this is 1:1, hyper-personalized coaching. You'll receive hands-on, iterative feedback tailored to your exact goals, experience level, and target funds. We go beyond technicals—we help you craft a compelling story, pitch with confidence, and actually think like an investor, not just memorize frameworks.

We focus primarily on long/short equity hedge funds, but the skills and frameworks apply to broader hedge fund roles as well. If you’re targeting analyst roles at fundamental funds, this is built for you.

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It depends on your goals. Some candidates book a single 60-minute session to fine-tune a pitch, while others choose multi-session packages like the Pitch Masterclass to build comprehensive, end-to-end prep. For those with prior investing or stock pitch experience, we also offer technical pitch practice packages focused on refining multiple pitches and preparing for a range of interview scenarios. If you're not entirely sure what you need, we can start with a brief assessment to identify the best format based on your experience, objectives, and timeline.

We offer flexible follow-up sessions and ongoing coaching for clients who want continued support beyond the initial engagement.

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