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+444 What the f**k is VC even??? 127 1y
+440 VC is a laughable Shitshow - Change my Mind 114 2mo
+273 Venture Capital Associate Fielding Questions 148 1y
+252 This forum helped me go from Blackstone to Facebook to YCombinator startup founder (rebrand.ly/getourchat). Ask me anything! 92 2y
+248 Q&A: VC General Partner at Top Fund 113 1mo
+243 Q&A: VC Partner with 10+ years in the industry 111 2mo
+241 Q&A: GS Special Situations >> Founder of a Private Equity Startup 103 2y
+241 I have been told that I can't make it into the finance industry (HF, VC, PE, etc.) because of my height? 95 2y
+237 Q&A: PE/VC FoF Principal 132 6mo
+204 Current VC associate taking questions 146 2y
+179 Q&A: I’ve held Pre-MBA MM LBO, Growth Equity and Venture Capital investment roles for funds with $500M+ AUM to $5B+ AUM 62 4mo
+173 Biotech finance: from IB to VC / HF to funded startup 12 2y
+170 Q&A: VP in Private Equity (Growth Equity + LBO)...Post-MBA...Formerly IB Analyst 44 2y
+169 Jay Z is launching a VC Fund 72 1y
+166 Q&A: 1st year VC analyst (~750M AUM) 41 2y
+162 What to expect at VC interview? 17 1y
+153 Why Growth Equity vs Buyout? 36 1y
+139 Q&A: Principal at Early-Stage VC Fund 55 2y
+138 Turing down IB FT offer to run my startup? 58 3mo
+132 Q&A: Food-tech / Plant-based foods VC / incubator co-founder 37 2y
+131 Clarity on the Growth Equity Landscape 52 1y
+125 Q&A: Corp Dev > Strategic Finance > VC 47 1y
+122 Q&A: Answering questions about working in VC 88 2y
+121 Q&A: Strategic Finance / Corp Dev at late-state technology company (series C+ / $2bn+ valuation) 55 2y
+120 This is the perfect time to go into VC 21 8mo
+117 How to value a startup? 60 2y
+117 Q&A: Investment Banking Analyst to Startup Co-Founder 66 2y
+116 Q&A: 2nd Year Associate at a VC fund - Breaking in With a Fund of Funds + IB background 25 2y
+112 Q&A: FIG ER to Consumer Growth Equity to Cannabis Startup 31 2y
+110 Private Equity vs. Venture Capital in 2018 26 2y
+109 VC startup idea - PE or VC interest? Are these numbers viable? 53 2y
+108 IB Associate Churn after 3yrs 151 2y
+107 Banking -> Startup PM on who SHOULD join IB 17 2y
+105 Is HBS worth it for VC? 64 2mo
+103 Pick you life - Venture Capital 18 1y
+102 Worst startup ideas that received funding 38 2y
+100 VC's Rebuttal to Uber's Valuation 47 2y
+99 Retired Kobe Bryant announced his $100M venture capital firm 51 1y
+99 Q&A: Corporate Development Analyst At A Tech Startup 45 2y
+98 Venture Capital Salary versus BB and Private Equity 26 2y
+98 Frustrated - Landing a VC Role.. 50 8mo
+94 From PE >> Startup >> Back to PE 14 2y
+94 PE, VC, IBD recommended reading list 25 2y
+93 Startup HF Decision 37 2y
+91 Making a Transition into VC? 45 2y
+90 Q&A: Private Equity Investor at a Large Buyout Firm Focused on Growth and LBO Strategies 31 2y
+89 Advice Please! Growth Equity Interview Questions? 184 1y
+87 Growth vs. Private Equity - What would you choose? 29 1y
+87 Growth Equity / VC ... What's the appeal to juniors? 32 1y
+86 Pre-money vs. post-money valuation and Modigliani Miller 45 2y
+85 My advice on an initial call with a VC 20 2y
+85 If You Were to Launch a Business/Startup, What Industry/Sector Would It Be In? 62 4mo
+85 Technology Startup: Loneliness 36 2y
+84 Q&A: BB M&A Banking to PE Associate and then a Pivot to a Tech VC / Growth Equity 26 2y
+83 New Stanford Startup, "Clinkle" Could Be a Game Changer... 50 2y
+82 Breaking into VC from undergrad...my story 46 2y
+81 Q&A: Leap from S&T Associate to Startup Founder 11 2y
+80 American Jobs Act - Thoughts? 61 2y
+80 Q&A: Venture Capital Co-Founding Partner 26 2y
+79 Top Cities For Venture Capital In The US and Internationally? 48 2y
+77 How to break into VC 80 2y
+77 PE > Startup > ? 16 2y
+76 Q&A: CRE IB -> Startup founder 11 2y
+75 Would you sacrifice $200k+ to join a boutique growth equity shop? 19 1y
+74 Q&A: Analyst --> Associate at a VC / Growth Equity Firm 26 2y
+74 Venture Capital and Venture Growth - Finish PE Program or Do CXO/Chief of Staff at Top Startup? 34 1w
+73 Q&A - VP Tech Growth Equity 48 1y
+72 Q&A: Africa > BB IB in M&A > Corp Dev at a Tech Startup 14 2y
+72 Tech Growth Equity vs Tech Leveraged Buyout Firms 7 2y
+71 Very detailed notes of Peter Thiel's startup class at Stanford 35 2y
+71 VC vs Hedge Fund 26 2y
+70 Leaving an established hedge fund to join startup hedge fund 32 2y
+70 Startup PE Shop - Self Funded 33 2y
+70 Q&A: woman in growth equity 33 2y
+70 Taking a risk - wish a brotha some luck 24 10mo
+69 Startup questions 35 2y
+68 A week in the life of a VC intern/VC Intern Q&A 42 2y
+67 Q&A: Nontarget school->Big 4 Consulting/M&A-> VP of Strategy at Series B startup. 6 2y
+67 I don’t usually post but what the fuck is wrong with the vc recruiting market ? 48 2y
+66 Q&A: about the finance to tech/startup path 27 2y
+65 Growth Equity 12 1y
+63 The Changing Face of Venture Capital 20 2y
+63 Breaking into Venture Capital out of Undergrad?? 36 2y
+63 Top Venture Capital in NY? 26 2y
+63 Getting back into PE after a risky startup HF 26 1y
+62 starting a VC fund 60 2y
+62 Big Four Deal Advisory --> M7 MBA --> PE or VC. Possible or am I being overly optimistic? 15 2y
+62 Is much of venture capital just hype/a self-fulfilling prophecy? 29 1y
+62 unexpectedly became a 1-man VC. Now what do I do? 28 2y
+61 Hottest tech subsectors in growth and Private Equity 24 2y
+61 VC to IB. Does this ever happen? 29 2y
+61 Why do VCs love frauds so much? 23 6d
+61 Q&A: IB Analyst to Corporate Venture Capital Associate 19 1mo
+59 Getting into premier VC(Seqoia, Accel) and PE(Blackstone, KKR) funds 35 2y
+59 VC/Growth Firms Analyst Classes 34 2y
+59 Is Venture Capital a Bubble? 31 2y
+59 Leaving new Tiger Cub hedge fund for startup 25 2y
+58 Two Internships Don’t Equal a Job: My journey from an NGO to a VC 20 2y
+57 Q&A: 2 years MBB -> VC 35 1y
+56 Best Venture Capital Resources to Prep for an Interview? 11 2y

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