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+5 Breaking into VC after INSEAD 2 4y
+38 PE/VC is now the most represented industry at HBS 15 4y
0 Non-traditional path to post-MBA private equity/venture capital associate position 3 4y
0 What salary would you expect for a startup "controller" type role? 1 4y
0 International VC Internship post-undergrad? 1 4y
+29 Big Startup vs IB 15 4y
+17 Philadelphia/South Jersey/Princeton: IB, M&A, HF, PE, VC etc Opportunities/Advice 3 4y
+31 VC, A people's business : The Importance of Network Building and not Networking 18 4y
+20 Hong Kong's first potential $1 billion startup 11 4y
0 Is a junior post at VC valuable for an MBA? 1 4y
+22 2nd year vc analyst, fund closed down, what now? 6 4y
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+8 HELP!!! No Junior Year summer internship.....BUT Co-founder startup experience over the summer 1 4y
0 VC vs Oil & Gas Internship?? 3 4y
+17 ECM -> VC? 2 4y
+12 Social Venture Capital / Private Equity 8 4y
+13 Willing to work probono for fin/consulting/tech startup or anything interesting really... 6 4y
+26 Should I take up a VC internship? 16 4y
+12 Apple Acquires A Canadian Augmented Reality (AR) Startup for $30 Million 1 4y
+14 SSE finance VS Bocconi accounting VC LSE law and accounting 3 4y
+9 Asia VC with around 500m or boutique Investment bank 2 4y
+15 Intro: former tech VC starting a trading firm 1 4y
+241 Q&A: GS Special Situations >> Founder of a Private Equity Startup 103 4y
0 PE possible for JD w/ finance+startup work exp? 4 4y
+12 Leave job for new VC firm? 1 4y
+25 Sophomore Internship, which?- F500, PB at Tier 3, PWM/HF/VC??? 8 4y
+12 Notre Dame vs. Brown for VC? Master's Program in Tech Entrepreneurship 1 4y
+17 The THREAT to Silicon Valley's Tech Dominance: Chinese Venture Capital 2 4y
+7 How much PE / VC is situated in Hong Kong vs. Shanghai and Beijing? 2 4y
+12 Starting in Venture Capital. Where/Why/If 1 4y
+13 How much do you need to know Portuguese for a VC job in Sao Paolo? 3 4y
0 Offer from small VC firm - to take it or not? 2 4y
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+13 Incoming H/S/W MBA Candidate(International) - Looking for VC Intern 5 4y
+3 VC in Australia 1 4y
+34 Anyone got any questions about IB or PE/VC in China? Happy to answer questions. 11 4y
+12 VC internship and working part time at M&A boutique for next year SA 1 4y
+48 Do Startup Tech Companies Have Too Much Power? 11 4y
+42 Dilemma: Take Offer at FAANG Company vs try for MBA->MBB to get into VC 9 4y
+26 Private Equity /VC in India 13 4y
+15 IB SA => Founded SaaS startup => IB Analyst? Advice greatly appreciated 2 4y
+12 A career choice to make : Breaking into Venture Capital 1 4y
+12 Deloitte India S&O vs Fintech Startup 2 4y
+21 3 Years Management Consulting to Passive Income and VC - Q&A 1 4y
+14 Early Stage VC to Late Stage / Growth Equity 1 4y
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+12 Asian Growth Equity ($3B+) to U.S. VC 1 4y
+18 Transferring offices internationally within an UMM/MF from the growth equity / MM team to the main buyout team 1 4y
+18 Advice for consulting and VC: LBS or Imperial? 2 4y
+12 Startup Myth 1 4y
+67 Q&A: Nontarget school->Big 4 Consulting/M&A-> VP of Strategy at Series B startup. 6 4y
+132 Q&A: Food-tech / Plant-based foods VC / incubator co-founder 37 4y
+12 Europe F500 vs Oceania VC 1 4y
+9 Corporate venture capital -> Venture capital 2 4y
+12 MBA or MFin to break into HF / VC 1 4y
+18 Right Next Step and Level: Director Corporate Strategy to either VC or PE 1 4y
+24 From "Corporate VC" to "Growth Equity" in Asia 2 4y
+21 Big4 TAS vs Corp Dev vs VC 1 4y
+3 VC to PE 4 4y
+21 Startup CEO to Goldman Sachs IB 1 4y
+13 From startup to IB 1 4y
+10 How to reach out to a VC for a job? 1 4y
+4 PE/HF/VC Internships 1 4y
+19 Venture Capital: Data Driven vs Traditional Strategies 4 4y
+13 VC Fund of funds in Asia 3 4y
+35 Q&A: Tech Corp Dev Analyst -> Growth Equity Associate in China 8 4y
+12 Asian Venture capital firm to US VC 3 4y
+50 Can we start a VC Forum? @patrickcurtis 10 4y
+12 From West Point to Army Officer to JP Morgan to General Partner in VC 1 4y
+50 Grew up on a farm, now i'm in VC. Q&A: Associate at East Coast Strategic VC Firm 8 4y
+5 Should I quit McKinsey and join VC Firm 1 4y
+42 Questions about Growth Equity Private Equity 13 4y
+13 MSc Applied Economics for IB/PE/VC 1 4y
+3 Singapore VC 1 4y
+12 Problems with doing a financial model for an e-commerce startup with very volatile earnings and others? 1 4y
+13 IB or VC in China? 1 4y
+1 Spring Weeks and Startup 2 4y
+4 Venture Capital Industry Overview- Vectr Ventures 2 4y
+74 Tech Growth Equity vs Tech Leveraged Buyout Firms 7 4y
0 VC/growth fund partner/CEO salaries 8 4y
0 SE Asia VC/GE 2 4y
0 PE/VC firms in Myanmar? 4 4y
+43 Q&A: Ex-German Consultant turned VC in China, Shanghai 15 4y
+3 VC SA Internship for IB 1 4y
0 Consulting -> VC Resume? 1 4y
+11 Buyout vs Growth Equity Case Study at PE Fund 2 4y
+14 Growth equity fund vs BlackRock Strategy offer decision, long-term goal: MM PE fund 1 4y
0 working with VC while PhD 1 4y
+33 Best undergraduate university for VC/PE, Entrepreneurship, or Product Management 22 4y
+2 How are the IB, PE and VC industries ( in terms of jobs and deals) in Canada as compared to India? 3 4y
+12 How do I break into IB, PE, or VC as a science major from a non-target school? Should I pursue a Master of Finance? 1 4y
+16 Leaving job to join new VC firm? 9 4y
+8 VC funds investing in emerging markets? 1 4y
+10 Is “Semi-target school + Big 4 experience” enough for joining top investment bank or PE/VC? 6 4y
+9 ECM vs VC/GE out of Undergrad 1 4y
+9 Strategic Finance Associate @Startup 1 4y
+71 VC vs Hedge Fund 26 4y
+5 HOW TO ABSOLUTELY IMPRESS THE INTERVIEWER ? USD 5 BILLION VC FUND 4 4y
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