Akuna Capital

Good place to learn the industry, fast-paced, and some nice people.

The parallels are striking with the WH (the current occupants!):

• Entirely transactional relationships at the top
• Pervasive nepotism (see other comments on this, there are many)
• Sycophants surround the senior management, basically an echo chamber where it's impossible to break through the accepted wisdom
• Negative feedback is ignored, or actively punished
• No empathy
• High turnover at all levels

Not exclusive to this firm, but there is a huge pay disparity between the do-ers and the management/founders. It's understood that they were there first and it's 'their money,' but that's not how you build loyalty, and it's not a long-term strategy.

If you're willing to live with all of this, and even embrace it, I'm sure you'll do well, but at what cost?

Be wary of the reviews that obviously are sanctioned from within, often it seems in response to a negative one. Just ask yourself this: which is more likely to be fabricated – the 5-star glowing review or the 1 or 2-star critical review?

• Be more transparent
• Lose the ego, gain some empathy