Author of “Bitter Investment Banker” Email Out With Book
By BankersBall on Apr 10, 2007 in Cube Life, Exit Strategy
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Ex-investment banker and David Bledin, author of the Bitter Investment Banker email that induced muffled SFW cries of joy the world over, is out with a book about — you guessed it — the travails of junior bankerdom.
We’re about half-way through Bank and it’s pretty funny; even you lawyers out there may feel compelled to raise a fist in white collar slave solidarity. (SPOILER: a love interest is a lawyer) We’re reading that one and the Lazard book, and will post reviews in about a year.
So Bledin (24 yo) and that preppie on ‘roids Dana Vachon (28 yo) make two under-30 yos ex-cubelifers who capitalized on their banking experiences with books and film deals and are livin’ large. Envious, yet? I am.
Knowing the readers of this site, I’m sure some of you are ready with fingers poised to flame one/both of these guys.
Let’s do a little culled-from-internet compare/contrast to see who’s a more legit representative of i-bankers:
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| Info | Bledin | Vachon |
| Religion | Jew | Catholic |
| Undergrad | Unknown | Duke |
| Firm | Unknown | JP Morgan |
| Age | 24 (?) | 28 |
| Years Worked | 2 (?) | “Several” |
| Notable Physical Feature | “stick-out ears” | “nonethnic” nose |
| Residence | Wa, D.C. | NYC; world |
On Apr 12, 2007, beach banker said:
A Jew and a Catholic? Nope. Neither one cuts the mustard. Sorry.
On Apr 13, 2007, dirtchutewarrior said:
but did either one cut the cheese?
On Apr 14, 2007, Dave Bledin said:
Thanks for the post! I’m glad you’re liking the book. I’m really not a douchebag, at least not while sober, though I do have a fairly ethnic nose.
Just thought I’d mention that my publisher is giving away free copies of BANK to junior analysts. The only catch is that you have to be the first analyst from your respective financial institution (note the broad categorization; doesn’t have to be an i-bank) that e-mails me at free_mumbles@hotmail.com with your name / company / mailing address, and you can’t be pulling any detours to PE or hedge funds before the end of May, because otherwise you won’t be around to collect the book.
The idea is that you’ll then read it, chuckle a bit, and recommend it to all your colleagues, paving the way for BANK’s literary domination.
That’s it. No fine print. E-mail me for your copy.