GOBLINS,
new article on how to manage your offers before you hit interviews (because you’ll start to get offers sooner than you think)
quick updates:
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warm up question:
weekly tactic:
short, scannable reads to up your game.
this week: offer negotiation
this article is about sequencing + leverage. compress superdays into 1-2 week window. target 3-5 max.
negotiation matrix:
top choice | not top choice | |
|---|---|---|
have offers | "if you extend, I sign immediately" | "you're on my short list" |
no offers yet | "this is my top priority" | "in final rounds elsewhere, need to see those through" |
traps: backloading top choices (exhaustion), accepting sequentially vs parallel, naming competitors unnecessarily.
last week: merger math cheat sheet
this article is very tactical.
split your paper. left = given. right = solve in order.
solution steps:
acquirer standalone EPS
purchase price, ΔEarnings (target NI − after-tax interest), ΔShares (stock $ ÷ acquirer price)
pro forma EPS = combined earnings ÷ combined shares
traps: forgetting tax shield on interest, cost of cash, tax effecting synergies. pls fix.
protip: you can drill these types of questions by selecting “Accretion / Dilution” on OFFERGOBLIN.
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ever yours,
OFFERGOBLIN
AND ONE MORE THING …. OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!