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+53 Getting the VP Promote at the "Wrong" Firm 15 1mo
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+34 Q&A | Associate, CVC | +5 years in Real Assets PE and VC 7 3w
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+25 Europe VC Rankings 24 3mo
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+22 Would you still go into early stage VC today? 9 7mo
+22 Imagine we put 100 hours a week into a startup 13 3mo
+21 YC Startup or start the finance grind? 6 11mo
+21 Once you pivot to VC are you stuck? 5 10mo
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+20 Honest Opinions on AI Startup Idea 12 7mo
+19 Best AI Model? 5 8mo
+18 If you were starting in Growth / VC today, which layer would you want to focus on: application, vertical, or infrastructure? 2 10mo
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+16 EQT Ventures & Growth 6 2mo
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