Abdiel Capital Interview Questions

10 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (72%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.3
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (99%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3.5
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (56%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Abdiel Capital

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Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Hedge Fund
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Hedge Fund
Location New York
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Equity Capital Markets
Location LOS ANGELES
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
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Year 2022
Job Title N/A
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Equity Hedge
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2019
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Abdiel Capital Examples

Summer Intern Interview - Hedge Fund

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Applied in November. Took a few weeks to review my resume and then they got back asking for a "coverletter" which was a few questions (non finance related). Then had an interview with the Business Dev partner, followed by a case study, a long process.
Interview Questions
Name a person who you would like to meet

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Interview consisted of a written cover letter in response to questions, followed by a first round call, with additional rounds of interviews after more submissions were requested (past academic research, work, etc.) Firm has a strong focus on being academically rigorous.
Interview Questions
What is your past research experience?
Pitch me a stock - tell me about a good business

Intern Interview - Hedge Fund

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: August 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Did a first round, hard as fuck, that guy who was Peter Thiel advisor was intimidating as fuck, asked for stock pitch and behaviorals aside from that.
Interview Questions
Stock Pitch was hard, he asked a bunch of follow ups on it

Summer Analyst Interview - Equity Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in LOS ANGELES
Interviewed: September 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
1) Resume Drop 2) Pseudo-Cover Letter of answering a number of prompts 3) One-on-one interview
Relatively easy questions, more behavioral than technical. Didn't have what it took to satisfy the standards of the interviewer.
Interview Questions
If there is one thing to change about your school, what would it be.

Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Resume screening followed by a cover letter submission. Questions are quite finance unrelated - seem to be searching for intellectual horsepower and research experience.
Interview Questions
1. Why do you want this job?, 2. Summarize previous academic research in any field—theses, junior papers, lab work, etc. Include a brief description of the project’s central questions., 3. Discuss a time when you were unsure whether to follow conventional wisdom. What did you decide and why?, 4. Identify a powerful or interesting idea you encountered in the past four years., 5. Name me three people who's careers you greatly admire.

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Ask for cover letter after applying then send 1on1 interview invite shortly afterwards. Short interview, standard behavioural questions with slight twists.
Interview Questions
Walk me through company you analyzed

Summer Analyst Interview - Equity Hedge

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Resume drop on campus, followed by a "cover letter" of questions they asked, including about precious research experience. Then 1 on 1 interview, then case study, and a few 1 on 1 interviews after. Didn't get the internship, but the people seemed sharp. One interview was very intense and almost confrontational, but besides him all the people seemed pretty affable.
Interview Questions
Case study on a company they selected

Summer Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
IQ / Intelligence Test
Other
Interview
I needed to fill out a cover letter addressing some questions about my qualifications for the company. I did not make it past this stage.
Interview Questions
Did not anticipate the cover letter although the questions weren't particularly hard.

Summer Analyst Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Pretty standard behavioral interview, included a stock pitch as well, along with generic questions like “who do you admire most”
Interview Questions
Nothing too unexpected, stock pitch was honestly
The hardest question and they cut you short if it goes too long

Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Interview
Resume/cover letter drop via on-campus recruiting. Had 1 on 1 30-minute Zoom call as first-round interview
Interview Questions
Name three people (living or dead) you admire and would want to meet. Why those people?
Explain to me, as if I'm five years old, the most challenging concept you learned in school.
Walk me through an interesting idea you have (you have one minute to prepare and one minute to explain).
What makes a company great? What is one company you admire? Who is the CEO?
Tell me about a time you conducted unconventional research. How did you go about it?
Why our hedge fund? What distinguishes our investment strategy?