Intro

I'm Oba. I post resources on LinkedIn & Instagram every week and now, I'm putting everything here in your inbox every week. In college i had 7 internships and was admitted to Stanford GSB, founded HeadStart Fellowship and now i am here to help you

This week's collection: cold email templates that landed me PE offers, recruiter databases, finance project models, and everything else I promised.

Don't Miss These

helloFinance 2025 Virtual Program - July 14-24 2-week virtual program with Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley & more. Resume/interview prep, networking , AMAs with current employees.

Paid Part Time Remote Jobs Platform Paid part-time remote roles paying $40 to $270 per hour across different fields. SWE to finance to teaching. 20-40 hours per week on your schedule.

Career Strategy Call with Oba 10-minute strategy call with someone who landed 7 internships and got into Stanford GSB. Get the exact framework I used plus see if ongoing coaching fits your goals.

FIZZ Card - $20 Sign Up Bonus Best way to build credit in college

NYC Intern Networking Event - July 19th Refreshments and community for rising juniors/seniors interning this summer. Midtown Manhattan, 11am-2pm. [Registration required]

HeadStart Fellowship Applications 

Mentorship program for Undergrad first/second year students interested in tech, finance, consulting. 350+ members across 60+ universities.

Mentor(Juniors & Seniors) Applications: OPEN!!

Fellow(Undergrad Freshmen & Sophomores) Applications: Opening July 23rd.

Cold Email & Networking

Marcelo's Cold Email Guide How he landed internships and brought speakers like the CTO of Cohere to his conference. - LINK

Banking Email Database Email formats for 50+ banks (Goldman, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Evercore) plus 4-step cold email method, 7 follow-up strategies, and post-coffee chat templates.

2100+ Tech Recruiters Spreadsheet Names, titles, and LinkedIn profiles for recruiters at Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Uber, Stripe, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Palantir, SpaceX, Tesla, and 80+ more companies. Stop applying through job boards.

Finance & Banking Resources

Investment Banking Guide Written by someone who went from nontarget to Goldman Sachs. Covers networking templates, technical prep, recruiting timelines, interview strategies, diversity programs, and superdays.

Finance Project Templates The 4 projects that got me multiple finance offers with no experience: DCF models, industry analysis templates, market research frameworks, and deal sourcing databases. Includes Excel models and examples.

47-Page VC Syllabus Everything you need to go "0 to 100 on venture capital." Sourcing, due diligence, product market fit, valuation, term sheets, exits, fund operations.

VC Blog & Job Board Salary surveys, job listings by city (NYC, SF, Boston, Chicago), internship opportunities, insider tips from people at Bessemer, Greylock, NEA.

Diversity Programs & Opportunities

200 Diversity Programs Database Programs from Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Google, Microsoft, JP Morgan, and 190+ companies. Includes filters by industry, company size, deadlines, program type. Most students don't know these exist.

Companies Sponsoring International Students Excel with companies hiring international students for entry-level roles as of 2024.

Top 200 CPT Employers Amazon leads with 3,205 students. Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta in top 10. JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey all made the list.

Resume & Career Tools

Complete Resume Template Action verbs sorted by category (leadership, analytical, technical) with real examples across different experience levels for finance/consulting/tech roles.

Paid Part Time Remote Jobs Platform Paid part-time remote roles paying $40 to $270 per hour across different fields. SWE to finance to teaching. 20-40 hours per week on your schedule.

Target Test Prep - Exam Prep I Used for Stanford GMAT, GRE, EA, and SAT prep with 400+ hours of video lessons, 4000+ practice questions, and AI-powered tools. 130-point improvement guarantee for GMAT, 320+ score guarantee for GRE. The platform I used to get into Stanford GSB.

Location-Specific Resources

SF Startup Guide (Notion) 84+ active SF VCs, 60+ cafes and work spots, housing resources, communities, events, neighborhood breakdowns, immigration resources for founders. Everything for interning or moving to SF full-time.

Upcoming Events

NYC Intern Networking Event - July 19th Refreshments and community for rising juniors/seniors interning this summer. Midtown Manhattan, 11am-2pm. [Registration required]

HeadStart Fellowship Applications 

Mentorship program for first/second year students interested in tech, finance, consulting. 350+ members across 60+ universities.

Mentor(Juniors+) Applications: OPEN!!

Fellow(Freshmen & Sophomores) Applications: Opening July 23rd.

Next Week

More resources, probably some AI tools everyone's talking about, and whatever I find interesting enough to share.

Reply with what you used this week and let me know what would be helpful for next week. I read every message.

oba

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