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0 Top Growth Equity funds in London 1 4y
+14 Got into a corporate VC as an analyst, so far its a let down. What next? 5 4y
+1 (London) PE or Growth Equity Fund with a good work/life balance 21 4y
+7 mbb vs ib for growth equity 3 4y
+37 Lateral Recruiting in Growth Equity 16 4y
+9 Strategic Finance Associate @Startup 1 4y
+6 VC Comp to Increase Post-IB Raises? 3 4y
+10 EU VC Internship 2Hour Case study Prep 1 4y
+9 Did PE/VC salaries go up? 13 4y
+9 Help me play out a career move from Startup/Venture Incubator world to Commercial Brokerage in NYC (29/m) 1 3y
+13 WF vs Truist vs Stephens vs Growth Equity 9 4y
+31 What experience is best for growth equity recruiting? 30 3y
+9 Startup vs Big Tech Internship for Recruiting 1 4y
+56 Video Game IB/VC/PE 39 4y
+9 Startup after IB SA 3 4y
+11 Small startup PE FOF fund worth joining? 2 4y
+17 How Do Startup Internships Look for TMT IBD Recruiting? 7 4y
+69 Is much of venture capital just hype/a self-fulfilling prophecy? 32 2y
+27 IB vs PE vs HF vs CO vs TR vs AM vs ER vs CF vs VC 13 4y
+5 Transitioning from Product Manager at a tech company to Growth equity 4 4y
+12 Operationally focused growth equity shops? 11 2y
+12 London late stage VC / GE scene 3 4y
+3 How to raise a VC fund as a 30 year old? 1 4y
+9 VC/Growth: Temasek vs. SoftBank Vision Fund? 1 4y
0 EB VC Exits 2 4y
+14 Raising Tier 1 VC money 6 4y
0 Growth Equity exits 3 4y
+16 VC out of undergrad 4 4y
+10 Which VC firms are active in space investments? 7 4y
+20 How would a startup bridge lender get access to warehouse line or repo? 13 4y
+5 Investing in PE, HF, VC 1 4y
0 IB -> Entrepreneurship -> PE / VC 1 4y
+6 Interviewing at New VC Fund 2 4y
+7 VC Associate Comp Check for Tier II/III City 5 4y
+2 Conditions and a size of break-up fee (held by an investment bank) in VC deals 1 4y
+3 Does role in VC help boost chances in Consulting (Undergrad)? 1 4y
+41 EB -> Startup -> VC or GE Investing 18 4y
+3 How is OCR for IB/PE/VC at Duke for an international student? 1 4y
0 Banks advising for venture-stage equity capital raises 3 4y
+9 Tech startup roles available for PE associates 3 4y
+5 How many venture capital and private equity jobs are there? 1 4y
+12 Thoughts on Thiel’s VC Funds? 10 4y
+12 Trying to break into VC and I'm itching to start doing some work. Looking for a typical assignment/deliverable as a test. 1 3y
0 Capital Markets at Top PE shop or Growth/Venture at an okay shop? 1 4y
+8 VC Compensation Check 19 4y
+40 VC Investing As an Investment Banker 30 4y
+17 VC Memo on a YC company for Analyst Interview 6 4y
+18 Returning to VC After Working in Series A Startup 3 4y
+3 Is transitioning from MBB with a PhD or MD to VC or HF possible? 1 4y
+23 Growth Equity Interview - Question 2 4y
+9 Startup PE Fund Personnel Issues? 2 4y
+13 PE to GE/VC 2 4y
+3 Financial modeling test for interview with a VC fund 1 4y
+13 MBB or CTO at Startup 2 4y
+15 VC - Emerging Tech Boutiques / FTPartners / Guggenheim / SVB Leerink Exits to Venture Capital 22 4y
+12 ESOP Advisory or TAS/FDD for eventual pivot to IB 1 4y
+36 Corp Dev or Corp VC, can you help me figure out what it is I’m doing and how much I should be paid? 6 4y
+9 ECM vs VC/GE out of Undergrad 1 4y
+10 Is “Semi-target school + Big 4 experience” enough for joining top investment bank or PE/VC？ 6 4y
+6 London VC salaries? 5 4y
+10 VC Educational Resources 2 4y
+6 Thoughts on a few growth equity shops? (SGE, RTP, TWC, BPC) 7 4y
+27 How to build a financial model for a startup that doesn't exist yet? [VC / Startup] 12 4y
+3 Is that real to find a job in PE or VC funds or managment consulting field to the one on a radical transition? 1 4y
0 Finding LPs behind VC&PE 2 4y
+3 Resources for Growth Equity? 7 4y
0 Attire for NYC Tech Growth Equity? 1 4y
+13 Payments to VC or Banking? 2 4y
+11 Breaking Into Growth Equity From FinTech Product Management + IB Experience 3 4y
+6 Corp Dev to Growth Equity/VC 9 4y
+14 What Do Exits Look Like For MBB Employees Focused On PE/VC Due Dilligence Projects? 8 4y
0 Growth equity help 2 4y
+5 Stories of People Going From HF To VC? -- How Hard Is It? 8 4y
+18 Lead Edge Capital - Growth Equity 37 4y
+27 For VC -- mid/upper-tier BB tech group or PM role at a notable Series A/B startup? 9 4y
+15 How often do Growth Equity firms find deals through bankers vs. proprietary sourcing? 7 4y
+5 Growth Equity London: compensation 4 4y
0 Venture Capital firms in NYC where the main partner is Chinese? 3 4y
+14 Startup Experience? 7 4y
+6 Level Equity - Growth Equity 1 4y
+9 Which vertical to specialize on in VC? 8 4y
+3 GS . Growth Equity Investing 1 4y
+8 VC funds investing in emerging markets? 1 4y
+9 Growth Equity Recruitment Timeline (Associate) 7 4y
+8 Hyper-Growth Startup -> PE/VC? 3 4y
+88 Growth vs. Private Equity - What would you choose? 29 4y
+2 Growth equity valuation? 3 4y
+2 Bain Capital Ventures 2 4y
0 Growth Equity Shop Model Template 1 4y
+24 VC 1-Page Investment Opportunity Memo (Interview Advice) 13 2y
+20 Small VC vs Top Consulting Firm - Which one should be my future? 3 1y
0 Growth equity analysts salary 500m fund? 3 4y
+12 Quant to LMM PE and/or VC? 1 4y
+9 Venture Debt to PE/VC? 1 4y
+1 West Coast Startup / Tech Compensation? 2 4y
+15 IB Analyst to CF at a Startup 12 4y
+23 VC or Asset Management coming out of Uni? 4 4y
+5 Venture capital: does it matter if you lead the round or follow? 5 4y
0 IB Analyst at MM versus VC Associate at Small Fund 6 3y
+3 How do I know if a VC firm is legitamate? 2 4y

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