How to be promoted to Partner?

How to be promoted to Partner role (with material % of carry) from Investment Manager/Director/Principal position in a small early stage fund? Few ideas that came to my mind: 1) check whether you are on a partner-track 2) make money for LP/GP - control whole lifecycle of investment (sourcing, dd, structuring, add value, raising/exit) - take a board seat (be the smartest guy in a room re sector/team/product) - add value to company in advance - make relations = be a friend - focus on late stage deals (faster liquidity) - be a brand = visible for LP/GP/startups

Any suggestions?

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“Jorge was very practical and generous with his time. He gave me a clear action plan: tighten my elevator pitch to under 2 min, do a weekly modelling case study, and prep technicals, market questions and behaviourals. His networking advice (always ask each contact for 1-2 more names, track fund closes to spot hiring windows, a list of London infra headhunters) was very actionable. He also referred me internally to Nuveen within a week. Only point to improve: I’m still waiting for his feedback on the case studies I sent.”

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