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Raising funds: how to ascertain?
I'm new to PE / VC and I've been assigned a case to ascertain the amount of capital to be raised by the management of the target. I've done the projection for 5 years, building the financial statements (IS, BS and CFS ) of the $50 million private limited organization under "base case". I've also...
2nd round interview - Case study - thoughts?
Hi All, Made it to the 2nd round with an international VC and was given a brief case study to prepare at home. As I don't have too much experience with early stage/pre-revenue companies, would appreciate your thoughts / ideas on how to go about it. Basically, case is about a tech company requiring...
When are VC funds most sensitive to downturns
Thinking of raising a fund but weary of a potential market crash on the horizon. I'm wondering how the timing of a market crash would affect me, so here is my question: Since venture capital funds have a 10 year time horizon, most will live through a market downturn at some point. When is it 'least...
Investment Memos of Famous Firms?
Monkeys, Thought it would be helpful to see how some of the top firms construct their investment theses across various investment strategies (VC, growth equity, buyouts, long/short, etc). Please post any publicly-available memos from top firms that you have access to. To start off, here's Sequoia's...
Friend of mine wants to build a next-generation film finance company
Hi guys, so this is my second post so far, and I'm thoroughly enjoying the feedback I've been getting from ya'll (especially from @DickFuld"). This particular subject involves entrepreneurship, so I decided that posting this in the VC section would be best. So I've come to ask your opinion about a...
Would VC, HF, or PE jobs have the best lifestyle?
Considering doing buy side recruiting, and I would be interested to try VC , HF , or PE . So which of the three do you think would offer the best lifestyle? And what are the typical tradeoffs (in terms of hours/learning curve/culture/comp/etc.) at a high level?
How do private equity find private companies that fit their investment criteria?
I had a phone interview with a private equity group today and prior to this I had the assignment of picking a private company that fit their investment criteria. I couldn't find anything and chose some stupid company and I think this totally screwed me over. I was wondering how private equity groups...
Product Development exit opportunities / Venture Capital?
What are some of the exit opportunities for a Product Development Analyst? After two years, would Venture Capital be possible?
Summer Internship: PE/Search Fund in US vs. Venture Capital in China
I'm a rising junior at a liberal arts college, interested in doing PE / VC . I would try to do IBD if I can't get in a buy-side right out of college. I got two offers for the summer internship: 1. A new/small search fund pe firm at the stage of searching. My role would be doing industry research and...
Help Needed! Wealth Management
Hey Monkeys, I was just wondering if I could get some help from you guys. So I work for a real estate crowdfunding company called Sharestates. And in order to broaden our investor base, we are trying to contact any wealth management people. If you any of you guys work in wealth management or have...
Undergrad with FT Offer --- How Can I Start Networking with VCs?
I am a senior graduating in a few months and going to work in restructuring within TMT . My long term goal is to get into VC . I already have my offer and a light schedule so I've been studying for the GMAT as well as trying to begin networking with buyside firms.
VC courses?
Hi! Any of you current and former interns and full timers out there ever use a course (such as an investment banking modeling course) to get you up to snuff in cap table and waterfall modeling, term sheets, operating agreements, notes, etc.? I've been asked a few times for resources by users...
Webinar Rewind - Getting the VC Job + Q&A
In case you missed our recent webinar on Getting the VC job , have no fear. The full recording of the webinar can be found below (free until Friday night when it goes into our video library ). SIGN UP FOR A 1-HOUR MENTOR SESSION WITH MARK And, as always, if you want to sign up to hear about upcoming...
Loyalty of WUSTL Alumni?
After recently being admitted to WUSTL's MSF (which I didn't think I had a shot at due to below-average stats) I'm reconsidering my original intention to attend Nova's MSF . I like the Midwest much more than NYC /Philly and the name brand of WashU is hard to pass up. The way I look at it, you're a...
Ellen Pao trial heating up
What's everyone's take on this situation? I just started reading about it today and it sounds like Pao is a serial complainer/whiner in the workplace. In typical female fashion, she does not see anything wrong with her behavior or her decisions. No accountability whatsoever. Just blames everyone...
Real Estate Technology - Venture Capital
Commercial real estate investing/management and technology have historically operated in two different silos, with almost no overlap. A major reason for this, in my opinion, is the reluctance for change in a top-down industry. 60-year old portfolio managers aren't reading Hacker News looking for an...
Google Business Solutions Role vs Microsoft Marketing vs Finance...for VC Exit?
Hey everyone, I'd really appreciate your thoughts on the following. I have an internship offer with Google's business solutions group, in which I will work with advertisers and publishers on Double Click. I'd like to be in VC or PE in the long run. I'm a junior in Europe but I plan to move to the US...
Venture Capital and IB
Are there any circumstances under which a venture capital firm would need to utilize the services of an investment bank? As many examples as you can possibly think of. All input is appreciated; thank you.
Tenaya Capital
Has anyone heard of Tenaya Capital (formerly Lehman Brothers VC) or know anything about them? http://www.tenayacapital.com
Marc Andreessen on Big Breakthrough Ideas and Courageous Entrepreneurs
I/ In 2014 @pmarca started tweeting his wisdom in short bursts of 140 characters (or more). Good news, the @a16z GP does interviews as well... II/ Most recently @Stanford with the GSB's @andredehaes interviewing. A MUST WATCH video. 55m of incredible insights!
Soylent: Could It Change The Way We Eat?
The creator of a food replacement product Soylent has shipped out the first round of product after receiving over 3.5MM in VC and crowdfunding and developing the mix over the past year. According to Wikipedia , Soylent is an open sourced food substitute optimized to fulfill the average human's...
Consulting or Banking for Venture Capital
I am currently a sophomore at a semi-target with a BB ib internship this summer. Assuming this opens me up to opportunities at elite boutiques and MBB consulting next summer, which do you think could better prepare me for a career in venture capital or growth equity? I would like to enter the...
Networks. Unbundling. Smartphones. Fred Wilson’s Talk at LeWeb
Notes from the video you should have watched! A Framework for Thinking About the Future Fred Wilson is AVC . He’s also Managing Partner of Union Square Ventures (USV), and is an early investor in Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Zynga, and recently joined the board at Coinbase - the leading Bitcoin...
Capitalization Table Modeling (Wall Street Prep seminar)
Anyone know if this will be offered again in 2015 (or something similar)? Thanks. http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/event/capitalization-table-modeling-chic…
Highest Paying VCs
Hey guys, I couldn't find relevant or recent information on this in search bar or Google. I understand VC's tend to pay less than large PE shops, but I was wondering which VCs usually pay the highest, as there's quite a few of them (i.e. in PE Apollo/Centerbridge are know to pay one of the highest)....
What do you want/ not want to see out of a presentation for VC?
I am pitching a startup to venture capitalists in December. As a venture capitalist, what do you want to see in a presentation? What do you not want to see?
Venture Capital Bubble Maybe?
So Tech stocks are taking big swings, investors are rolling in dough and Venture Capital is infusing obscene amounts of money into the Startup scene. Doesn’t it all appear a little too over-confident? Just like a fairy-tale romance? There are just too many analogies with the erstwhile dot com...
Hello, wondering what my options are?
Hello everyone,
VC - series A / B valuation approach - help needed for interview
Hey Guys, I have an upcoming interview with a Series A /B venture fund. I am going to present investment ideas which is great and why I like certain startups. However I am totally lost in regards to how you approach it if they ask you about how to value the business when you are providing funding?...
Moving to a venture firm.
Just looking for some advice and direction to make a transition from business development at a biotech start up company into a VC fund. Suggestions for good recruiters particularly as I already have some personal connections with different funds.
Appropriate cost of equity for a start up?
I am looking to build out a DCF for a start up business which has 2 years of operating history and about $70,000 of LTM Revenues. Looking for seed funding. Any insights as to what would be an appropriate cost of equity? And if so why you chose that number?
Venture capital analysis software
Hi all, I'm pretty much targeting this question to anyone with analyst experience at early stage VC funds who have been in the weeds of cap tables, waterfalls, administrative stuff with term sheets, operating agreements, etc. What is the structure of your fund's cap table template? Do you use any...
Africa - Deal or no deal?
There has been increasing talk of Africa being the next big boom, especially in technology. Without saying too much about what I think, I would like to hear WSO's opinion on the future of Africa, including for investment purposes. I know there is a LOT of corruption, and I have great hatred for the...
So Many Eggs in Vee Cee
Mod Note: Throwback Thursday: this post originally went up on 10/5/12. I went through a few rounds of interviews at the fund that I now call my employer, I was asked insane questions, easy questions, technical questions, and borderline bizarre questions, but I was not asked the most obvious question...
Headhunter messaged me on Linkedin for an EA role
Basically what the title says. I am a senior at a non-target state school in the bay area and graduating in the fall. I have a 3.72 and am wrapping a nine month equity research internship at an HF , and doing WSO's SEO internship and getting access to the financial modeling courses to improve my...
Failed business to VC associate?
So right now, I'm in undergrad, but had a business idea that I'm very seriously considering pursuing. My thought process was this: If I start the business and it works out, awesome. If it ends up failing, get a masters from a top B-school and try to work in VC . I figured having that type of...
Intellectual Property Consulting to VC?
I recently graduated from an MSF program and will be starting with a Big 4 firm in their intellectual property practice. They assist clients (mostly F500 firms and a few VC funds) with licensing, valuation and transactions of IP. I have a background in electrical engineering and hence found the...
1 month to learn any topic before B-school. What to learn?
Hey, I will be going to a top 15 B-school this summer and I still have a month at my job as an analyst at a valuation shop (think Duff and Phelps ) with no real work to do. I want to use b-school as a career switch into an investment management role as a analyst in a small regional Hedge (long)/ VC...
Can you demonstrate value to a potential PE fund instead of sending over resume?
I'm coming from a big 4 audit background in a non-major region for PE and VC firms. There are a handful in the area but no large ones. Many of these firms only have a few staff based on the company's websites, so there aren't really many job postings or openings. I'm wondering if I can demonstrate...
Using Bloomberg to find PE/VC performance/analytics????
Hello everyone, I currently completing a case study for a PE fund of funds interview. Essentially I am to pick 2 of 6 PE firms to invest with if they were to raise a new fund today, so I am trying to find the historic returns and any other data I could use to compare the funds of these firms to PE...
best MBA for venture capital
Hi everyone, I am currently working as an IT Project manager in a Summer Olympics project, I have like 5 years of experience in the field of technology and IT - really interested in transition to VC area ( I have 6 month internship in one VC fund under my belt). Could you advise what school will...
Jason
Hi my name is Jason, currently working as an IT Project Manager , applying this Fall to several top MBA programs. My main field of interest is venture capital .
Bain Cap Ventures - As great as it seems?
What's the general sentiment towards BCV among PE , growth equity, and VC guys? Obviously Bain Cap is a highly regarded shop, but I have a feeling that BCV could not be as well-regarded and as great... How have their returns been? Do their associates, VPs, and principals get paid the same as those...
Kauffman Fellowship - surprisingly no thread on this
So I was doing some reading on the Kauffman Fellowship and wanted to see what the WSO community thought of this program, but there isn't a thread on it - very surprised. I want to see what everyone thought of this program, whether it is through direct experience as a fellow or from things that you...
HSW Chances - Former Consultant/Currently PE-VC
This is my first time posting in the b-school forum and I'm not sure if this type of question is posted much, but I thought I would give it a shot. What are my chances at HSW given the following credentials: - Attended top 10 undergrad (e.g. Dartmouth, Duke, UChicago) - Majored in applied math and...
Silicon Alley > Silicon Valley?
The prevailing wisdom over the past decade was that if you wanted to throw your hat into the tech startup ring there was only one place to do it - Silicon Valley. By and large this was true. Over the years however, a number of other cities have taken aim at the tech crown, and now people are...
Doctor to BSchool. Want to get into VC
Hi Everyone, Can a 33 year old get into a M7 bschool? Want to transition to life science VC . really passionate about reaching patients on a larger scale. Obviously it's a "big" decision but I really have been obsessed with the startup world. I always read about the newest biotech startups and love...
Foursquare - Twelve Months to Live?
Business Insider is out with an interesting story on geo-location startup Foursquare. Apparently, an Analyst from PrivCo, a research firm that covers private companies, believes that Foursquare will fail in 2013. Wow. Frankly, I've always found Foursquare to be sort of silly. Perfect for the "look...
Startup CFO from Cbanking?
Hi Everyone, I wanted to ask for advice on my career path. I was spending some time tonight to write down some goals for myself for the next 10 years and wanted WSO to help me with the path. I've been working as a corporate banking analyst for almost a year now (pretty much credit stuff). Most...
VC Spotlight: Rob Go of NextView Ventures
Intro to Rob Go & NextView Ventures: Rob Go is a founding member of NextView Ventures, a Boston based micro VC, who as of February 2012 closed their inaugural seed-stage fund.....of $21 million! Rob brings an array of expertise to NextView and their portfolio companies. He is a Harvard Business...
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