+18 Can I go into VC/GE from Tech? 10 4y
+18 How Big Should a VC Firm be if I join out of undergrad? 5 3y
+18 Q&A: Non-Target>IB>PE>M7>VC 2 3y
+18 Silver Lake VC Investments 4 3y
+18 Skills to develop in Software M&A IB to lateral to VC? 5 3y
+18 CTO in a company being acquired. What to expect and how to maximize return 3 2y
+18 Zzzzzzzz 15 2y
+18 Asking Startups Weird Questions in Diligence Calls 3 2y
+18 Questions about liquidation pref 5 2y
+18 What does a founder need todo to raise VC money? 5 2y
+18 VC Offer - What do I do? 1 2y
+18 HELP! VC Internship + Cambridge masters or IB again at worse bank? 1 2y
+18 Day in the Life - Growth Equity Intern 2 1y
+18 Breaking into VC from IB vs Start-up 5 1y
+18 Risk Adjusted Returns of Healthcare Venture Studios 2 1y
+18 10 years for an associate to make partner - Is that crazy? 5 1y
+18 VC > LO AM/MF 4 1y
+18 2024 VC Compensation Thread? 31 1y
+18 Scale up to growth equity? 5 1y
+18 Best Path to VC 4 1y
+18 Alternative ways into IB/VC? 4 1y
+18 Current State of VC 4 7mo
+18 Does public equities + Co-Founder make for an attractive profile? 6 8mo
+18 MBB -> VC path 4 8mo
+18 If you were starting in Growth / VC today, which layer would you want to focus on: application, vertical, or infrastructure? 2 6mo
+18 Leaving at end of 2nd yr in IB with nothing lined up. -> Path to Entrepreneurship 8 3mo
+18 Remote/Virtual internship with a VC, no less effective 3 1mo
+17 Venture Capital outside of Silicon Valley 14 4y
+17 VC internship interview questions 12 4y
+17 McKinsey vs. JPMorgan IBD for post-MBA Venture Capital Exit 6 4y
+17 Sharpe Ratios for various PE and VC strategies? 9 4y
+17 VC Analyst, or Corporate VC Associate? 5 4y
+17 3 offers: 1) startup AM 2) small-cap AM 3) large bank (national level, not a major player anywhere else). Which one to choose? 4 4y
+17 Current VC Intern - Ask me anything! 9 4y
+17 M&A Intern interview at a VC firm in 10 days: I got topics to be discussed. Can you advise me? 3 4y
+17 How to hit the ground running as junior in Venture Capital? 1 4y
+17 Philadelphia/South Jersey/Princeton: IB, M&A, HF, PE, VC etc Opportunities/Advice 3 4y
+17 Where to start career: Startup PE firm vs. Cambridge Associates 13 4y
+17 Preferable degree for possible career in IB/VC 5 4y
+17 ECM -> VC? 2 4y
+17 MBB vs. Apple Operations post-MBA for LT goals (Series B/C startup) 1 4y
+17 IBD -> Tech Start Up, Corp Dev ->? PE/VC/... 3 4y
+17 Search Fund vs Fintech Startup 6 4y
+17 Hold out for education PE consulting ---> edtech VC/PE or go education PE consulting ---> any VC/PE ---> edtech VC/PE? 2 4y
+17 Startup Hedge Fund Entity structure 7 4y
+17 The THREAT to Silicon Valley's Tech Dominance: Chinese Venture Capital 2 4y
+17 Should I take my Startup PE Return Offer, or Try For Banking? 4 4y
+17 Sourcing: Buyout PE vs Growth PE/VC 3 4y
+17 Smaller PE/VC Fund --> ??!? 4 4y
+17 London VC Scene - Best way in? 2 4y
+17 Venture Capital Model 3 4y
+17 VC Associate Position? Or try IB 9 4y
+17 PE/Growth Equity Sourcing Commission Fair? 5 4y
+17 PE/VC Associate Seeking Advice 4 4y
+17 Venture capital and growth equity deal data for Europe 4 4y
+17 Left work to attempt a startup, it didn't work and now I have an employment gap.. How should I proceed? 2 4y
+17 British American Tobacco vs startup? 6 4y
+17 SA Offer Advice: Growth Equity/CVC vs Boutique Advisory 4 4y
+17 Growth Equity at Entry Level and Lateral 8 4y
+17 Should I join an emerging growth equity fund? 4 4y
+17 Best path to founding a Proptech startup and real estate entrepreneurship? 4 4y
+17 VC Memo on a YC company for Analyst Interview 6 4y
+17 How Do Startup Internships Look for TMT IBD Recruiting? 7 3y
+17 [HELP!] Venture Capital (VC) Salary/Compensation Negotiation 3 4y
+17 VC Partner Compensation - How Much To Ask For? 4 4y
+17 Made my first ever VC investments ~ Let's talk 7 3y
+17 Which offer to take, spacetech consulting or VC? I have time to decide until this weekend. 10 4y
+17 Edison Partners - growth equity firm - thoughts? 7 4y
+17 Veteran with prior IB / PE experience. Should I do an MBA for VC? 6 3y
+17 IB to VC vs. Start-Up? 4 3y
+17 IB -> Startup -> Buyside? 6 3y
+17 Dream job in the wrong city (VC vs. BB AM) 5 3y
+17 Growth Equity Analyst vs MBB Offer FT Offer 3 2y
+17 Different types of VC firms? 5 3y
+17 Growth Equity 4 3y
+17 Not liking SF. Growth Equity roles in NYC? 6 2y
+17 Help designing a startup finance internship 4 2y
+17 VC interview 7 1y
+17 Is this Growth Equity comp too low? 6 1y
+17 Leaving banking in for VC backed startup? 3 1y
+17 VC Case Study Interview Preperation Process 3 1y
+17 Quant researcher -> T1 VC 5 8mo
+17 Elite Venture Firms in 2025? 9 5mo
+17 Startup comp figures? 14 7mo
+17 Rates 7 3w
+16 Looking for input from IB/VC/PE folks in the west coast 8 4y
+16 Startup Internship? --> IB? 7 4y
+16 Bankers: raising west-coast VC money for European tech firms 12 4y
+16 Goldman Sachs vs Startup 3 4y
+16 GS ECM vs HL M&A for VC? 12 4y
+16 VC Associate Recruitng 2013 1 4y
+16 Best options for rising sophomore to get into VC? 6 4y
+16 5 Key Lessons Learnt From My Venture Capital Internship 9 4y
+16 Rosenbaum-like book for VC/startup finance? 22 4y
+16 Renewables / Cleantech PE or VC 8 4y
+16 Breaking into VC or Consulting 3 4y
+16 Consulting to PE/VC 6 4y
+16 Growth Equity Modeling 1 4y
+16 Pre-MBA VC salary 6 4y
+16 Leaving job to join new VC firm? 9 4y

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