We give you the map first.
Before you spend hundreds of hours figuring out what to learn, understand the career, the industry, the skills, and the path ahead—all in one structured roadmap.
Finance Interview Foundations Guide
Build your finance interview foundation before you go deeper. A free 38-page guide covering technical fundamentals, career paths, interview preparation, 112 practice questions, and a 14-day preparation system.
Live Playbooks
Available nowThe Ultimate Investment Banking Playbook
A practical roadmap for breaking into investment banking — from understanding the industry to preparing for interviews and building the skills recruiters actually value.
- 125+ page Playbook
- IB Deal & Case Study Pack
- IB Analyst Work Simulation — PDF
- IB Networking & Outreach Pack
- IB Networking Tracker — Excel
- IB Deal & Market Tracker — Excel
- IB Analyst Work Simulation — Excel Workbook
The Private Equity Playbook
For aspiring PE professionals: how deals work, how investors think, and how LBOs and investment theses come together, plus the technical and interview preparation you need to move from investment banking into PE.
- 150+ page Playbook
- PE Research & Due Diligence Playbook
- PE Deal Case Study
- Recruiting Outreach Pack
- PE Networking Recruiting Tracker
- Investment Thesis IC Memo Template
- PE Investment Deal Tracker
The Ultimate Energy Finance Playbook
Learn how oil, gas, LNG and renewables businesses work, how to value and model them, and how to prepare for energy finance interviews and careers.
- 170+ page Playbook
- Research & Data Resource Guide
- Case Study & Project Pack
- Case Pack Workbook
- Modelling Pack
- Energy Finance Tracker
- Networking Tracker
- Career & Interview Toolkit
Built to make finance careers easier to navigate.
I built VantStride because breaking into finance can feel harder than it should when the information you need is scattered everywhere. Each Playbook brings one career together in one place — how the industry works, which skills matter, and how to prepare for recruiting. My aim is simple: give you a clear path so you can spend more time preparing and less time searching.
Chhavi Kalra
Founder, VantStride
Coming Soon
Venture Capital Playbook
Helping aspiring investors understand startup investing, venture deals, fundraising, portfolio strategy, and careers inside venture capital.
Hedge Funds Playbook
Explore hedge fund investing, public markets, research processes, portfolio construction, and hedge fund recruiting.
Real Estate Finance Playbook
Understand commercial real estate investing, acquisitions, development, underwriting, and real estate financial modeling.
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More Playbooks are coming.
We're continuously building new Playbooks across finance careers. Explore the live Career Hubs while the next releases are being finalised.