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+243 Q&A: VC Partner with 10+ years in the industry 111 2mo
+61 Q&A: IB Analyst to Corporate Venture Capital Associate 19 1mo
+50 There are way too many shitty VCs and joining one is a really bad idea 18 3mo
+45 Am I over optimistic about my VC future? 15 5mo
+45 Leaving VC at a Senior Level 13 3mo
+42 HIGH SCHOOLER WANTING TO GO INTO VC/COLLEGE ADVICE 20 9mo
+41 Long Term Success in VC? 11 6mo
+36 IS VC A PEICE OF SH*T ? 17 5mo
+34 Left Top IB Due To Burnout For Corp Dev Just To Pay Rent But VC Is The Ultimate Goal, Thoughts On My Situation? 4 3w
+33 Insight vs Top EB/BB 22 1mo
+31 Career in VC 9 11mo
+31 Growth Equity Analyst vs. IB Analyst Programs 22 2mo
+30 Raising VC with Checked Past? 12 4mo
+30 Seed / Series A deal sourcing 15 1mo
+30 Need Advice on Pre-Seed/Angel Opportunity 6 2d
+29 What’s the Best Path into VC? 11 2mo
+28 Left banking for VC -> Advice on succeeding 11 10mo
+27 Approaching Touchpoints 2 9mo
+27 Tier 2/3 GE vs BB? 13 7mo
+25 Contacting VCs for my startup 11 7mo
+25 Question about Founder Role Post-Acquisition 3 7mo
+25 Breaking into VC from IB? 4 5mo
+24 VC case study question!! 13 1mo
+24 VC vs IB as a pathway to GE 8 7mo
+24 VC Compensation?? 8 1mo
+24 Going into a small market where incumbents have large moats as a venture investor 2 3d
+23 Growth Equity Without Cold-calling 5 9mo
+23 URGENT: What would Position me better for VC? Strategy and Operations Role at a Startup, or Finish out Other Year in IB? 7 1mo
+22 Interesting Niches in VC Sector? 5 9mo
+22 What is considered a big/successful early-stage VC fund? 29 7mo
+22 Technical Knowledge / Analysis in VC Roles? 3 6mo
+21 Thoughts on Growth Equity roles out of undergrad? 6 7mo
+21 High school student interested in VC 12 5mo
+20 The Curious Interest of Venture Capitalist in the Demise of Startups 5 7mo
+20 Advice for 2nd year MBA looking for mid and late stage VC roles (series B-D strike zone) 5 6mo
+20 Deferring IB to be CEO of VC Portco? Plz help 7 4mo
+20 What is considered a Tier 1/2 VC fund? 8 3mo
+20 What am I doing wrong? 6 3w
+19 Miserable in IB, want to quit right now, can I recruit for VC while "unemployed"? 5 1mo
+19 Growth Equity - Outlook/Routes in 7 7mo
+19 Any good read/listening material you'd recommend for our industry? 4 7mo
+19 OpenView Shut Down 3 4mo
+19 Growth Equity Analyst Salaries/comp 26 1mo
+18 Pay at VC firms 29 8mo
+18 CTO in a company being acquired. What to expect and how to maximize return 3 9mo
+18 Asking Startups Weird Questions in Diligence Calls 3 7mo
+18 Questions about liquidation pref 5 7mo
+18 Considering a move from PE to VC 8 5mo
+18 What does a founder need todo to raise VC money? 5 5mo
+18 VC Offer - What do I do? 1 5mo
+18 Is VC dead? 5 1mo
+18 What profile is attractive to VC investors? 6 3d
+17 Growth Equity 4 11mo
+17 Not liking SF. Growth Equity roles in NYC? 6 2mo
+17 Help designing a startup finance internship 4 4d
+16 Coatue Private Investment 6 8mo
+16 Tiger Global opens portfolio to bids in search of liquidity 8 10mo
+16 Going around the headhunter after not making it past the resume screen 10 7mo
+16 Salaries in VC/Accelerators outside the US 8 4mo
+16 Plug and Play Tech Center 5 1mo
+15 Should I tell founders I'm not a check-writing decision maker at my part-time VC job? 2 1y
+15 Life in VC and the future? 3 11mo
+15 IB --> Growth VC Exits 1 11mo
+15 Crypto Experience W/ Longterm Goal Of Going Into VC 2 11mo
+15 Venture Studios - Equity Incentive Structure 4 8mo
+15 Transition VC -> GE, 7 6mo
+15 VC recruiting is brutal right now 5 6mo
+15 Networking Advice for Breaking in from IB, Where to go from here? Help Appreciated 2 1mo
+15 NEA Fellowship Spring 2024 21 3mo
+15 Career path change from growth equity 6 3mo
+14 Size of VC - Career 10 8mo
+14 Boss wants to start a VC fund and has handed me (24M) huge level of power, is this a poisoned chalice or should I run with it? 4 5mo
+14 VC Recruiting 7 1mo
+14 Growth Equity - How do Board Seats Work? 2 5mo
+14 How is hiring in growth equity / late-stage venture right now? 27 1mo
+13 Transition from private credit to VC 2 1y
+13 VC Summer Analyst --> Full Time? 3 11mo
+13 Growth Equity Recruiting 12 5mo
+13 Help -- Should I Take This VC Internship If My Final Goal Is IB? 3 8mo
+13 I'm Torn...Do I need to do IB to get a FT VC Role? 3 8mo
+13 How about we share our hobbies? :) Anyone else Into fishing and photography like me? 1 7mo
+13 G Squared Reputation / Prestige 4 6mo
+13 VC Frustration 3 5mo
+13 Forbes 30 Under 30 - Venture Capital 6 4mo
+13 Upcoming CVC Interview. Advice? 1 4mo
+13 Do your portfolio companies respect you, as minority investors? 3 2mo
+13 School Prestige and Relation to VC Funding? 7 1mo
+13 Worth it to pursue a non-investment role in VC? 2 1mo
+12 How much mobility is there in partners moving across funds in EMEA VC scene? 2 10mo
+12 Is it true that some VCs use Google Sheets alongside Excel? 3 7mo
+12 Tech Consulting to VC 5 6mo
+12 Early-career growth equity 6 2mo
+12 VC PowerPoint Investment Decks? 4 6mo
+12 Update: Contacting VCs For My Startup 2 7mo
+12 Pre-money valuation calculation - NPV of the project? 3 6mo
+12 Best way to connect with the correct VCs? 5 4mo
+12 Series Stage Media Investors? 2 2mo
+12 VC Meetings - What questions to ask as an analyst 2 5mo
+12 Tier 1 VC Mid-Level Comp 7 1mo
+12 Micro VC/GE viability? 2 3mo

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