{"id":36849,"date":"2025-11-11T15:14:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=36849"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:15:23","slug":"barclayslevfin26-larry-chiang-kristen-shaughnessy-and-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/barclayslevfin26-larry-chiang-kristen-shaughnessy-and-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"#BarclaysLevFin26 larry chiang, kristen shaughnessy and Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Barclays Leveraged Finance Conference 2026 \u2013&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Austin, TX \u2013 May 19, 2026 &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">1\/ Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026. One-day sprint. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">2\/ Venue: JW Marriott Austin (api into Barclays events portal yourself). &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">3\/ Format: 100+ issuers, 600+ investors, 1,200+ 1-on-1s. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">4\/ Agenda (subject to Barclays final drop, but this is the 2025 syllabus that repeats<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;07:30 \u2013 Registration + coffee (Brazos Foyer) &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;08:15 \u2013 Macro keynote: \u201cLeveraged Credit in a 4% Fed Funds World\u201d &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;09:00 \u2013 Track A: High-Yield Bond Outlook (Ballroom A) &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;09:00 \u2013 Track B: Syndicated Loan Outlook (Ballroom B) &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;09:45 \u2013 Fireside: TMT sector (MicroStrategy, Nvidia, Uber) &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;10:30 \u2013 Coffee + 1-on-1s (breakouts) &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;11:00 \u2013 data center panel&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;11:45 \u2013 collateral round Robin panel<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;12:30 \u2013 Lunch serenade #seekingAlpha. Not a boring ketnote for sure<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;13:30 \u2013 1-on-1 marathon (4 x 30-min slots pre-booked via Barclays app) &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;15:30 \u2013 CLO panel: \u201cWhere the bids are in \u20192026\u201d &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;16:15 \u2013 Closing drinks (rooftop terrace) &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Day 2<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp; &nbsp;7:30 \u2013 Optional golf scramble (Fazio Foothills \u2013 shotgun start early birds.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Lunch 11:00 &#8211; 2:30<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">5\/ Pro tip: Pre-book 1-on-1s 30 days out. Barclays caps at 12 per investor. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">6\/ Slides drop on issuer IR sites 24 hrs post-event. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">7\/ Registration URL (live Q1 2026):<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;events.barclays.com\/levfin2026 &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">8\/ Dress code: Texas business casual \u2013 boots optional, ties if you\u2019re 2\/20 might swell to 4.6\/40. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">9\/ Flight hack: fly commercial coach instead of private or a charter from nyc<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image0.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image0-11.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image1.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image1-8.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image2-6.jpeg\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">10\/ Hashtag: #BarclaysLevFin26 \u2013 tweet your 1-on-1 count, not your NDAs.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Copy, paste, execute.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kshaughnessy2\/status\/1987597813958484450?s=43\"><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"border:1px solid #ccd6dd; border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"500\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;\" height=\"12\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" width=\"464\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kshaughnessy2?s=43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1646907244599033860\/HTVkZc00_normal.jpg\" style=\"border-radius: 50%; padding: 0px;\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"8\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width:8px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/spacer.png\" width=\"8\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"388\" style=\"min-width: 388px;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" width=\"388\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" width=\"388\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kshaughnessy2?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; color: #292c2f; text-decoration: none;\">kristen shaughnessy<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kshaughnessy2?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none; color: #7e8c98;\">\u2066\u202a@kshaughnessy2\u202c\u2069<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/email\/self_serve\/media\/logo_twitter-1497383721365.png\" height=\"20\" width=\"24\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"9\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height:0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ea.twimg.com\/self_serve\/media\/spacer_464x1-1582829598167.png\" width=\"464\" height=\"1\" data-unique-identifier=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;color: #292c2f; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-decoration: none;\">Oh look another late Friday article warning of over leveraged hedge funds and life insurers <br \/>(At least the financial media is finally acknowledging it) <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026\u201d While banks and broker-dealers have maintained solid capital positions, leverage for some other types of financial <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VuTbC3Whb9\"><span>pic.x.com\/VuTbC3Whb9<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"3\" colspan=\"4\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kshaughnessy2\/status\/1987597813958484450?s=43\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;color: #667785; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration:none;\">11\/9\/25, 1:07\u202fPM<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"18\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px; min-width: 18px;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;\" height=\"12\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<p><br id=\"lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature\"><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 17pt; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Chapter 1 to Chapter 14\u2019s an \u201cEaster Egg\u201d at&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17pt;\">#ch1 to #ch14. Including #ch2 which\u2019s chapter 2 at my house in Napa California<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ejeIz4EhoJ0<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">On 09-09-39, &#8220;What They Will NEVER Teach You at Stanford Business School&#8221; debuts at 300 w 44th St at New York Fashion Week&#8217;s front row<br \/><span dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QXIaNZi3mHQ<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/>What A Super Model Can Teach a Harvard MBA About Credit&nbsp;<span dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/larrychiang\/what-a-super-model-can-teach-a-harvard-mba-about-credit\">www.slideshare.net\/larrychiang\/what-a-super-model-can-teach-a-harvard-mba-about-credit<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>American Express hosts me mentoring you about FICO scores at New York Fashion Week<br \/><span dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/inxTmZAj\">t.co\/inxTmZAj<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>My video boils down 20,000 hours and moves you to the right on the entrepreneur bell curve&nbsp;<br \/><span dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eudADPfTWiE<\/span><br \/><\/span><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-size: 17pt;\">***********<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Steve Jobs Texted me on 650-283-8008 in the same way that Mr Jobs called Bill Hewlett&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/superSaiyanSkai\/status\/1941392367304761636\/video\/1\">https:\/\/x.com\/superSaiyanSkai\/status\/1941392367304761636\/video\/1<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><\/p>\n<div><span dir=\"ltr\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span dir=\"ltr\">Larry Chiang<\/span><\/div>\n<div>Fund of Founders<\/div>\n<div>Founding Stanford EIR<\/div>\n<div>@duck9 alum, Deeply Understood Capital Credit Chinese Knowledge 9<\/div>\n<div>Solo Founder Uber API<\/div>\n<div>650-566-9600 Office<\/div>\n<div>650-566-9696 Direct<\/div>\n<div>Cell: 415-720-8500&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">650-283-8008 (cell)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\">Editor of the widely syndicated &#8220;What They Don&#8217;t Teach at School&#8221;<br \/><span dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\">whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>CNN Video Channel:&nbsp;<span dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ireport.cnn.com\/people\/larrychiang\">ireport.cnn.com\/people\/larrychiang<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read my last 10 X posts at&nbsp;<span dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.X.com\/LarryChiang\">www.X.com\/LarryChiang<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Author of #WTDTYASBS a NY Times Bestseller released 09-09-09 at #NYFW on a runway under the tents<br \/><span dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/?s=Ny+times+bestseller\">whattheydontteachyouatstanfordbusinessschool.com\/blog\/?s=Ny+times+bestseller<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/embed\/c0d4562ea2049\">www.fastcompany.com\/embed\/c0d4562ea2049<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>52 Cards. Two Jokers. What They DO Teach You at Stanford Engineering<br \/><span dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vDBY0GkI3-g<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Emergency swings and cutting deals as an 9 year old<br \/><span dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OFGY7v9C4G0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hunter Pence shared thoughts before winning WORLD SERIES&#8217; Game #7<br \/><span dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=usu0luYy9pw<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\"><span dir=\"ltr\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barclays Leveraged Finance Conference 2026 \u2013&nbsp; Austin, TX \u2013 May 19, 2026 &nbsp; 1\/ Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026. 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