insight venture partners - 3 companies public
Any thoughts on this firm? I think they've taken 3 companies public this year.
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From people working there, not the place that they originally signed up for. Fund size has grown, putting them into check size competition with TA, Summit, etc, competition has made it harder to do deals.
analyst role is a sourcing / cold calling role, with some operational exposure & M&A help to portfolio cos.
One of my buddies just left the fund. Aranaxon's description of the analyst role is spot on. My friend cold-called for 2.5 years, and never made much headway. Didn't build good fundamental finance skills either.
Upside is that the people there are balls smart and you make a lot of good contacts in industry - this particular friend of mine is moving to a company they were once considering buying because he built great rapport with management.
The insight on Insight is pretty surprising, I didn't realize the role was sourcing oriented.
Any idea what the interview for them is like?
(And any further commentary on what analysts actually do there?)
I've heard that undergrads are sometimes taken for summer internships. Does anyone have any experience or info on that?
I know a current student who spent past summer at Insight. That's about all I know. I think they recruit at Wharton and Harvard.
They have out of undergrad analysts. You can see this right on their site.
Thanks, do they also have an application on the site? All I see are job openings at the companies they work with
You're not going to get a job applying directly.
Insight Venture Partners Interview (Originally Posted: 10/07/2012)
Hey all,
I have an interview for an FT Analyst position for Insight Venture Partners coming up soon, and I was wondering if any of you can provide some insight into how I should prepare / shape up.
I did a banking stint for my summer as a junior (didn't really expect to land this interview). However, it seems like most of their analysts don't come from traditional technical backgrounds, but come from start-up experiences...(see below)
http://www.insightpartners.com/team/
Seems like these guys focus mostly on Tech, and they are fairly large with 5Bn AUM...able to write equity checks of $200mm.
Any ideas to what sorts of reading I should do? I have heard that VC interviews can be focused on industry-specific things...where can I read up on tech-industry trends? Is even knowing enough about "Trends" enough to make me stand out?
This is an opportunity that interests me a lot, and any help would be really appreciated.
Thanks!!!
There is a big difference between someone who just read briefly on some industry trends vs someone who really knows an industry. It becomes pretty evident during an interview. So yes knowing alot about trends and being able to properly talk to/about trends/start-ups and being able to defend your viewpoint is important. In terms of reading, I'd suggest the following tech/start-up blogs/news websites:
Techmeme TechCrunch AllThingsD VentureBeat PandoDaily The Verge Various prominent VC's blogs (Fred Wilson, Mark Suster)
Also, I think for IVP, it's important to know that they focus on later stage (growth equity) investments as opposed to your traditional early-stage VC. As such, I'd expect more financial modeling and analysis than an early-stage VC.
Insight Venture Partners - Good place to summer? (Originally Posted: 01/14/2011)
Anyone familiar with this VC firm? Would it be a good place to summer? What do analysts typically do there?
Dude I hate to beat a dead horse here, but you have to search. Here is what I found by searching for "Insight Venture Partners"
http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/a-list-of-the-top-15-vc-firms http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/insight-venture-partners-0 http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/insight-venture-partners
I've read those, just wanted to see if there was anything else/new
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f0bvyZMrZ9k/SpYGg6KQ4eI/AAAAAAAACVA/HB-BNKHu3…
This is a great firm that invests heavily in the software world. The managing directors are bright, insightful and extremely helpful. If you can get an internship with this firm you should jump at it. You will work hard but you will learn a great deal.
I manage one of their portfolio companies and could not be happier. A wonderful group of people that are driven and passionate about their work and helping companies be successful.
What kind of work would you be doing as an SA? One of those links said it was a lot of cold calling
Insight Venture Partners - Anyone interview? (Originally Posted: 09/21/2010)
Anyone interviewed with them before? Any idea what kinds of things they might ask? Or ways to prepare for PE/VC interviews in general?
At first glance, it seems that they are heavy on industry knowledge. If you look at the backgrounds of their junior professionals, most don't come from traditional prestigious gigs, but rather somewhere that allowed them to develop expertise in software/media. I suggest play up any internet/media related experience you may have.
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