+11 VC offer — lowball? 10 4y
+14 Family Office PE/VC Fund or Tech Corp Development? 2 4y
+14 Churn Question 7 4y
+12 Tips for how to prepare for VC/PE Associate interview 3 4y
+10 Growth Equity Interview Business Model Question 4 4y
+15 VC out of Undergrad -> Carry possible? 16 4y
+3 2021 Greycroft VC Associate Application Topic 1 4y
+54 Top paying growth equity firms 60 3y
+9 Growth Equity/VC Lateral 1 4y
+9 How to break into the top VC shops from PE 1 4y
+29 Consulting to VC - Would You Take It? 8 4y
+12 Swimming upstream: VC to PE or IB? 2 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
+1 People working in VC 4 4y
+10 PRINCETON OR UCHICAGO (HF/VC UNDERGRAD)??? 16 4y
+10 ESG in PE, IBD, VC 1 4y
+15 Early vs Growth VC 12 4y
0 Getting into PE/VC (Canada) 1 4y
+4 Possible to go from LevFin to growth equity? 15 4y
+5 Stories of People Breaking Into VC From AM or ER? 4 4y
+8 VC Modelling Case Study 3 4y
+13 How should I approach VC/Growth equity recruiting from my mba? 4 4y
+23 Venture Capital Valuation Question 12 4y
+59 Leaving new Tiger Cub hedge fund for startup 25 4y
+8 Growth Equity - Day to Day 8 4y
+4 Growth Equity funds with worst / best hours? 7 4y
+27 Which MBA programs should I target for a career in PE/VC? 13 4y
0 VC Growth Interview Questions 1 4y
0 Growth Equity Europe 1 4y
+48 Yale, UChicago, Brown, or Dartmouth?! Skipping IB straight to HF/VC 19 4y
+10 Post-Banking Startup Experience Wanted 1 4y
0 Growth Equity London - Lifestyle / Hours 1 4y
+31 How Much Should I Make? (VP - Growth Equity) 18 4y
+31 Best Foot-In-The-Door School for Hedge Funds and VC? Yale, UChicago, Dartmouth? 29 4y
0 What are the top/main impact investing VC firms? 3 4y
+2 How are the IB, PE and VC industries ( in terms of jobs and deals) in Canada as compared to India? 3 4y
+7 Joining a newly formed VC fund? 3 4y
+6 Exit opps from startup 1 4y
+40 Are Growth Equity / Venture Growth Firms Still Open to Unique Backgrounds 16 4y
+9 Startup vs. Master's 3 4y
+67 I don’t usually post but what the fuck is wrong with the vc recruiting market ? 48 4y
+1 Hearing about IB/PE/VC/HF/MC for the first time 1 4y
+52 Q&A: Consulting -> PE -> Early-Stage Startup -> B-School 8 4y
+45 IBD to VC to Growth Equity 25 4y
+11 Creating IB/HF/PE/VC/MC degree 8 4y
+9 Growth Equity Recruiting Timeline for UG 35 4y
+9 How I think I got a VC analyst position straight out of undergrad 1 4y
0 VC Analyst/Associate Salary US vs. London 4 4y
+6 Street cred for startup fund (and how to talk about it) 1 4y
+16 Public Markets to New VC or Growth Equity Fund 3 4y
+34 Junior / mid-level carry in VC 16 3d
+9 Big4 TS to Growth Equity (London) 1 4y
0 Venture Capital/Private Equity Discord 2 4y
+253 Q&A: VC General Partner at Top Fund 114 1y
+6 Acquisition Finance / LevFin Group to GE/VC? 1 4y
0 Corp/Startup out of PE Analyst/Associate? 1 4y
+9 DeVry to top VC? 6 3y
+12 List of F500 Corporate VC Groups? 7 4y
+9 Modeling Test for Growth Equity / Sub-debt Family Office 3 4y
+13 Weighing exit ops between Series B startups, Series C startups, and PE-backed portcos 9 4y
0 Growth Equity -> PE 1 4y
+108 IB Associate Churn after 3yrs 151 4y
0 CEE region vs DACH region for VC? 1 4y
+71 VC vs Hedge Fund 26 4y
+13 Startup quant funds 7 4y
0 Opinion on current startup valuations? 1 4y
+8 VC Intern pay? (London) 7 4y
0 BB FT or Pre-Series A Startup? 1 4y
+10 Exploding Startup Offer do I refuse? 1 4y
+34 Joining A Startup Hedge Fund 15 4y
+22 Corporate Venture Capital or IB? 12 4y
+33 Best undergraduate university for VC/PE, Entrepreneurship, or Product Management 22 4y
+6 TMT boutique >> VC/PE exits? 2 4y
+9 Co founder of Iris, a VC Backed Broker Agnostic Social Stock App, looking for Smart Savvy Investors 3 4y
+8 What Non-M&A IB Groups Have The Best VC/GE Exits? 9 4y
+22 Thoughts on Maverix? (New Growth Equity Fund, Toronto) 15 4y
+29 When Do You Know It's Time To Join Startup? 27 4y
+16 Non-US PE/VC recruiting 3 4y
+9 M&A analysis (Accretion / Dilution) when target tech startup has negative FCF? 11 4y
+9 Sweatshop vs First time VC fund 5 4y
+18 Moving from Corporate Strategy to PE/VC (w/ IBD background) - Thoughts? Has anyone done this before? 6 3y
+13 Thoughts on learning to code in order to apply for Business school ? (PE/VC) 3 4y
+4 Private Credit to Growth Equity/Late Stage VC 6 2y
+22 Joining a startup out of undergrad? 5 4y
+42 Would joining a Series A funded start-up to assist with its exit (IPO/SPAC/Acquisition) help me get a buyside role? 5 4y
0 What are the differences between a holding company, VC firm and PE firm? 1 4y
0 working with VC while PhD 1 4y
0 Thoughts on LLR Partners (Philly Growth Equity) 2 4y
0 Deloitte M&A I&D Consultant or Senior Financial Analyst at Unheard of / Successful Startup 1 4y
0 WC Growth Equity Culture + Comp 10 3y
+4 Prop tech VC from REPE 2 4y
+14 Growth equity fund vs BlackRock Strategy offer decision, long-term goal: MM PE fund 1 4y
0 Joining a startup HF 1 4y
+7 DRW VC 6 1y
0 VC Portfolio Operations Interview 1 4y
0 Joining Startup HF out of Banking 1 4y
0 Technicals in growth equity interview - tips? 1 4y
0 Those who started as a growth equity analyst - what did you do after? 5 4y
0 Uncertain Startup Co-Founder Looking at top schools 4 4y
+11 Buyout vs Growth Equity Case Study at PE Fund 2 4y

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