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0 Growth Equity Resources? 1 4y
0 IB to VC / Strategic Finance at Startup 1 4y
+20 Venture Capital vs Corporate Banking 3 4y
+11 Growth equity prep 6 4y
+30 Best Resources for VC Thesis Development? 21 4y
+10 HOW DO YOUR START IN VENTURE CAPITAL 7 3y
+31 Sick of thots in finance, VC, STEM 9 4y
0 IB or VC? Help! 4 4y
+30 PE/GE/VC Hours Worked Survey - Please take it! 10 4y
0 Best Way To Prep For PE / Growth Equity Job Starting In ~6 Months? 1 4y
0 Best Groups for Startup/Tech-Related Exits 6 4y
+4 Venture Capital Salary 6 4y
+12 Stripes - Growth Equity Consumer/Tech Shop 8 1y
+50 VC tab on WSO 23 4y
0 Consulting -> VC Resume? 1 4y
+21 Opportunity to join startup hedge fund 14 4y
+12 IB, Strategy or Tech M&A (VC ecosystem) ? 1 4y
+445 What the f**k is VC even??? 127 3y
+110 Banking -> Startup PM on who SHOULD join IB 17 4y
+13 PE/Growth/VC Exit vs. Growth Stage Startup (Pre-IPO) 1 4y
+9 Interesting VC firms? 16 4y
0 Customer Data in Growth Equity Interviews 3 4y
+26 Venture Capital Career Path (Masters Degree or MBA?) 6 4y
+6 Possible to recruit on-cycle for Tech buyout AND large growth equity firms? 4 4y
0 Junior interested in Biotech VC 2 4y
+3 VC SA Internship for IB 1 4y
0 Which Job Would You Chose? - Multiple PE/VC Offers 9 4y
0 Consulting to VC? 1 4y
+38 VC Hours and Work/Life Balance? Will my life still suck? 29 4y
+26 Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firms 18 1y
+1 Growth Equity 2 4y
0 VC Headhunters? 3 4y
0 How hard is it to exit to VC? 6 4y
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0 Venture Capital 2 4y
+7 Growth Equity - Day to Day Work 6 4y
0 Choosing between Multi Manager Hedge Funds vs Growth Equity 5 4y
0 What does a growth equity sourcing analyst do? 4 4y
+28 Startup after quitting IB - How to move forward? 19 4y
0 Best way to prep for PE / Growth Equity job starting in ~6 months? 1 4y
+27 Angel (VC?) Investing Approach 5 2y
+16 Sophomore Summer Decision, VC vs 100-500 MM Boutique IB 12 4y
+9 Cost of equity and fair share price growth: at cost of equity? 1 4y
0 DRW Venture Capital 3 4y
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0 VC Fellow vs Corp Treasury Intern 1 4y
+3 Thoughts on Activant Capital (VC/Growth Equity)? 4 4y
+16 Moving From HF to VC 5 4y
0 Mid Market PE to Growth Equity 1 4y
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0 Principal Round at VC - final round elimnations 1 4y
0 Paid Summer Internships - VC, Advisory, Valuation 1 4y
0 VC Guides 3 4y
0 how to go from google/facebook to venture capital? 5 4y
0 VC Case Study 5 4y
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0 London Venture Capital & Growth Equity landscape 4 4y
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+3 VC Analyst and Associate Comp 3 4y
0 Investor + Operator Venture Capital Model and Firm List 1 4y
0 VC landscape in Texas 3 4y
0 Which are the Top 30 VC Firms in Europe? 1 4y
0 MSF for VC / PE Placement Long-term? 1 4y
+33 Exit to a Startup 15 3y
+22 Urgent!! VC in Zambia or PE in London? 16 4y
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+5 LMM tech buyout / growth equity shops w/ ops focus 7 4y
0 Doing a second degree in STEM and going to VC 1 4y
+24 Standing out: VC Recruitment 12 4y
+27 Exit opps from Tech IB, VC vs Tech vs PE 14 4y
+12 First Job at a specialized VC 2 4y
+34 Should I become a PE/VC/HF Headhunter? 19 1y
+12 Crazy Switch from ER to IBD/PE/VC 12 4y
0 London growth equity internships 1 4y
+12 military aviator to engineer to VC? 1 4y
+17 Best path to founding a Proptech startup and real estate entrepreneurship? 4 4y
0 PHD->MBB/quant/swe -> VC? 6 4y
+3 Incoming Growth Equity Interview 1 4y
+52 NYC Growth Equity - Comp & Culture 40 4y
+14 Growth Equity FT recruiting timeline 11 4y
+122 Q&A: Answering questions about working in VC 88 4y
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+36 Smaller Growth Equity Shops vs BB IB 20 4y
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0 Hottest consumer growth equity industries right now 1 4y
+4 VC/Growth Equity 4 3y
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0 VC Analyst Role at Accelerator after 2+ years in banking? 1 4y
0 Growth equity investing lens 3 4y
0 Growth equity interview format 3 4y
0 Growth Equity firms giving sourcing bonuses? 0 5y
+9 Leaving promising startup situation for Tier 1 IBD Off-Cycle 2 4y
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+4 VC Year end bonus 9 4y
+51 (VC Post) Thoughts on Greycroft? 25 4y
+8 Churn Question 6 4y
+7 VC Compensation Discussion 13 4y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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