Going A2A vs. VC Analyst? What is the comp for A2A vs. going to VC?
Currently a 2nd Yr Analyst at a BB ((Ignore the name tag)) and thinking about going A2A in May - at the same time I have 2 VC offers where I come in as a analyst - probably will make 150k -160k all in.
Would it be better to go A2A and look for better opportunities in the future in VC or GE or jump to VC? (200-300M fund size)
If you want to end up at VC, stop thinking about cash comp. That's not why you do it. Your cash comp will be lower in VC than in GE or PE or IB. You go to VC because you'd be more happy as a human being doing that work everyday than doing the work of IB every day. You do it because you like founders, products, and new markets, and the day-to-day of VC life excites you more than IB.
VC jobs are hard to come by but you can always hustle in to one. The older you get the harder it gets to lateral, generally. You have two years of IB so you have a pretty decent finance skillset, presumably. It's up to you whether there's a risk reward calculus around staying longer to trade up to a better VC firm. But if you like the VC firm and you want to do VC, don't stick around - the golden handcuffs will just make it harder to leave.
What are your thoughts on VC compensation as you move up the ladder? Seems like you get a ton more carry in VC than PE or GE.
It's completely dependent on your skill as a VC. Anyone in PE can go in there, get some shitty banker CIMs, pop out a low teens IRR, and still make millions. Just my .02, but that's part of what makes PE attractive - it's a processing job that you get paid handsomely for. In VC, if you don't at least have some successes, you aren't getting paid. But if you are Union Square with a 75% IRR, you are getting paid.
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