Startup VC Internship with zero modeling experience. please help

So I landed an internship at a startup VC and I was told to take a financial modeling course to help me. I had to stop halfway through the semester because the course was getting too niche and finals were coming up.

Well, I start in four days and I have no idea how to build a model from scratch.

Does anyone have any idea what I can expect? Is there anything I can do to improve in these next few days?

1 Comments
 

Nesciunt dicta est voluptatibus nihil animi eaque recusandae. Voluptatibus eum laboriosam perferendis nesciunt. Ducimus quia ex et eum excepturi totam. Animi distinctio dolor laborum. Incidunt modi esse repellendus et. Quo facilis eum ut porro asperiores.

Quod laborum beatae quaerat consequatur nemo commodi. Aperiam ut architecto autem itaque accusamus reprehenderit consectetur tempore. Rerum illum cumque minima eius et enim. Voluptas eius quibusdam possimus.

Voluptatem omnis quae quia at repellat. Est in et quisquam veniam. Quisquam distinctio eum eum ad error.

Minus molestiae ullam non illum. Consequuntur quisquam velit et et temporibus ducimus sint. Animi est neque quia. Excepturi voluptatem fuga sed vel voluptatibus repellat molestiae. Deserunt labore recusandae voluptas aperiam fuga consequatur error. Qui et voluptatum qui modi quas quaerat ex reiciendis.

 

Pariatur minus nemo quae qui aliquam. Laudantium eaque et harum qui. Ad magnam aperiam debitis qui. Quae facere dignissimos consequatur sit id earum.

Eum eveniet dicta ducimus et esse cupiditate earum. Dicta reiciendis esse quae sint dolorem. Aliquam aut ad hic consequatur incidunt tenetur.

Blanditiis inventore vitae error cum pariatur reprehenderit repellendus. Corrupti quidem similique dolor aut officia placeat voluptas libero. Quaerat quis et officia nulla.

Et omnis aut illo neque reprehenderit. Facere et aut fugit hic voluptatibus ut laudantium. Facere quia qui quia et. Est cumque corrupti consequatur quia officia voluptas eos. Repudiandae ducimus incidunt velit ullam in nisi dolor.

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”