Scale Venture Partners Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (33%)

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.

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Interview Difficulty (40%)

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.

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  • Very Difficult

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1st Year Associate
Year 2010
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Venture Capital
Location Foster City
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Associate Interview - Venture Capital

Anonymous employee in Foster City
Interviewed: May 2010
Date Submitted: Apr 15, 2013
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Background Check
Interview
Generally hire after 2 years of investment banking, with occasional exceptions for operationally focused candidates with finance experience. The process had some fit but really dove in on experience. In banking, we are used to the typical "walk me through a DCF" type of questions. In this environment, they are assessing how meaningful you have been in past deals and in past roles. Expect to go into detail on any deal you list from your analyst career both from a financial perspective and from a qualitative / strategic rationale perspective. Also have a fully baked argument on what sectors within technology you find interesting and why. Lastly, why growth VC and no early stage, or buyout?

Along with all of these, they assess your ability to speak well very highly. The role includes some sourcing, so they want to be confident they can put you in front of a company CEO. Highlighting client interaction will be helpful.
Interview Questions
Describe a situation from your deal sheet where your analysis made a key difference in the transaction?

I highlighted a carveout I worked on as a first year analyst, where I was particularly involved with the head of the division and found some inconsistencies in the way they were presenting their numbers.
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