I don’t usually post but what the fuck is wrong with the vc recruiting market ?
This one on LinkedIn was particularly egregious
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2357721852
“Our fund is only worth $20m, but the analyst we hire must have a minimum of 2 years Analyst experience at a top tier TMT Investment Bank” the worst part is I see these types of jobs all the time. Why would someone from Goldman TMT become a sourcing monkey for a shithole Yuppie firm like this?
Quite ironic when you see that Managing Partner #1 lasted 3 months as a summer associate at MS and Managing Partner #2 only did a SA at Jefferies
Hahahaha pathetic
They probably posted a monologue on Linkedin about how they changed the world and shit. So their experience is worth 10x a normal SA. /s
The best part is they're looking for someone with two years in IB TMT and they are hiring for a SUMMER ANALYST position.
An unpaid summer analyst position
Egregious
What's the difference between God and a Partner in VC?
God doesn't think he's a Partner in VC.
What's the difference between God and a WSO?
God searches WSO to see how to do his work
Looks like they added that they may consider taking 2021 grads. Lol.
shocked unpaid internships are legal.
they are more common than realized. Mostly because these people know college kids really really need the experience. All of my unpaid internships have been shitty bitch work. The only good one is a paid IB one where I got to do fun stuff lmao
WSO pays :-)
Yikes, they haven't even raised a proper closed-end fund yet... It appears that all their previous fundraising efforts have been through SPVs (probably through AngelList).
If they were targeting undergrads (rising juniors or seniors), it would still be a crappy gig to take, but at least it would make sense.
These guys are dreaming if they think someone who has actually completed a "2-year TMT analyst program at a top-tier investment bank" would be interested. No one with that background would touch this with a ten-foot pole.
I am even doubtful that 2021 graduates would be interested, but there might be some desperate people who would bite.
There will always people who will bite to get their foot in the door. Dome of them will realize how bad they have it others won't. Its a sad state of affairs and I see it all the time in the Boutique IB space.
I want to get deep in the recruiting process there just to see how phucked up of a company this is
Or how ridiculous it gets.
Job description sounds boring- straight up administrative work
What's terrifying is there are 200+ applicants
I can almost guarantee that 90% of them are just juniors or seniors vying for a summer internship. I can't see why an Analyst 2 would bother with an unpaid summer internship.
Agree - more that 200+ juniors/seniors would bother with an unpaid internship at shitty company. VC is insane.
It's Linkedin Easy Apply so it's not a standard application process. Assuming your resume is already uploaded to the system the application usually takes 30 seconds if that.
To be fair "2 years Analyst experience at a top tier TMT Investment Bank"" is not a must have. They just list it as an ideal qualification. They also say that candidates graduating in 2021 will be considered, which implies 0 full-time experience.
Why the hell would anyone with that background even consider going into VC though lol
work-life balance
They probably just copy + pasted a respected VC's full time analyst posting tbh.
People say finance guys always stay on the beaten track but tbh those of us who want to do venture really have to use luck / dig for opportunities to land them. Sucks the number of reputable top tier vc firms are so low
Isn't it just the way the market is/not much money needed to fund a full VC process?
If you're continuously optimizing for comp or 'optionality', then yes, banking, PE/HF, even corp dev at the right co are much better than early-stage venture.
But for anyone passionate about startups, there's really no gig better than venture. Your job is to meet with, evaluate, and support founders. If you cover consumer internet, this literally means finding the next Snap / Uber / Airbnb. On the enterprise end, you're still meeting top caliber engineers and CEOs with unique insights on infra / devops / software and how to build a business around it.
If you like finance and couldn't really care less if you cover tech, industrials, consumer, etc. then of course it makes no sense. But if your first and foremost passionate about tech, any decent venture seat will open up doors in the entrepreneurial community, whether as an investor, founder, or early employee.
That being said, this doesn't apply to all roles. Beyond the tier 1 funds, there's lots of small, unknown funds that have great track records and are worth joining if you know that's what you want to do...but I'd be wary joining a fund full-time that's yet to even raise its first institutional fund.
Founder linked in strapline says ex-MS. Only did a 3 month summer MBA internship. Joker.
You'll notice he demoted the Yale SOM MBA beneath the Harvard Undergrad
Agreed, its quite moronic
people in VC have huge inflated ego's because their entire job revolves around considering them such a value add that they can turn a small company into something that will be hugely profitable and IPO.
If you have 1-2 successes (even if they are because of sheer luck or you had nothing to do with them due to so many rounds of financing) you assume that you have the midas touch lmao. It's comical.
With all that being said, i would still love to get into VC at a reputable shop because it's cool as shit investing in things that could potentially disrupt an industry
What the actual fuck?
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Don’t even get me started on this...the people who’ve been hired from my school are C students in finance classes. Not to be a hardo but my god...
I’m going to second the idea that these guys probably just copypasted some other firms application and aren’t necessary egomaniacs... though they probably are
What a bunch of clowns.
"This fund will invest in companies led by exceptional teams in markets undergoing rapid evolution thanks to major technological and social movements including digital assets, sustainability, health & wellness, psychedelics, and new media including esports and gaming."
Doesn't even sound like they have a viable strategy. Just a kitchen sink of what's popular right now. How exactly are you going to properly cover that many verticals with such a small fund and lean staff?
Every finance firm thinks they are Blackstone, and every tech firms thinks they are Google. That's one thing I've learned when applying for jobs. The shit companies are often much more demanding in terms of requirements than even the prestigious companies. It's ridiculous
Meh, most smaller finance and consulting firms have been cargo-culting the big firms forever. These days, it doesn't mater if they have 2 or 200 employees, they will all just parrot the same lines. Those are just wish lists, it's not like the market is overflowing with Goldman analysts or McKinsey consultants that feel the urge to join some two-bit VC funds.
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