Survey Insights

	A	B	C	D	E
1	PE ACADEMY - SURVEY INSIGHTS DASHBOARD
2	Survey Sample: 700+ Aspiring PE Professionals \| Analysis Date: 13/12/2025
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4	Rank	Challenge Category	Top Issue	Frustration Level (%)	Respondents

5	1	Practical Experience	No Real-World Deal Experience	72	████████████████████ 504
6	2	Mentorship & Guidance	No Personalized Mentorship	68	███████████████████ 476
7	3	Networking	Zero PE Network Access	65	██████████████████ 455
8	4	Quality Resources	Generic Resources	61	█████████████████ 427
9	5	Clear Roadmap	Unclear Roadmap	58	████████████████ 406
10	6	Access & Opportunities	Pedigree Bias	54	███████████████ 378
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12	📊 KEY METRICS & ANALYSIS
13	Metric	Value
14	Total Survey Respondents	700
15	Average Frustration Level	63%
16	Highest Rated Challenge	Practical Experience (72%)
17	Lowest Rated Challenge	Pedigree Bias (54%)
18	Frustration Range	18 percentage points (72% - 54%)
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20	🔥 TOP 3 CRITICAL INSIGHTS
21	#1 DEAL EXPERIENCE GAP (72%)	504 respondents lack real-world deal exposure	Solution: Live deal simulations & case studies
22	#2 MENTORSHIP VOID (68%)	476 have zero personalized PE guidance	Solution: 1:1 mentor matching program
23	#3 NETWORK ISOLATION (65%)	455 lack PE professional connections	Solution: Exclusive community & networking events
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25	✅ PE ACADEMY SOLUTIONS
26	Challenge	Frustration %	PE Academy Solution	Priority	ROI Potential
27	Deal Experience	72	Live deal simulations + Real case studies	CRITICAL	Very High
28	Mentorship	68	1:1 mentor matching from PE veterans	CRITICAL	Very High
29	Networking	65	Exclusive PE professional community	HIGH	High
30	Resources	61	Curated PE content library	MEDIUM	Medium
31	Roadmap	58	Structured 6-month learning path	MEDIUM	Medium
32	Pedigree Bias	54	Merit-based verification system	LOW	Medium
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