+14 Urgent Advice Needed - Accelerator to VC? 3 4y
+14 Preparing for my first day as an Associate at a Venture Capital Firm 2 4y
+14 Contacting VC Firm - Strong Experience, No "Connection" 2 4y
+15 VC healthcare Cold Email review 3 4y
+15 Let's talk Growth Equity: Where do Accel-KKR, Goldman Growth, and Google Capital rank amongst top growth PE shops? 1 4y
+15 BB VC vs Boutique Investment Bank 2 4y
+15 Pre-MBA Career Advice - Treasury to VC 2 4y
+16 Pre-MBA VC salary 6 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
+18 Does post-MBA VC require pre-MBA VC experience? 5 4y
+18 The Absolute Most Data-Backed Ways to Enter VC 4 4y
+20 Work Experience: BB Associate or Tech Startup Analyst? 5 4y
+20 Corporate Banking at BB vs ESOP analyst at BB 8 4y
+21 Go from well-known MM ER after 2 months to new VC firm? 1 4y
+23 Breaking into Accenture/Deloitte from Healthcare Startup 7 4y
+24 Career prospects after doing Renewable Energy / Sustainable Tech PE/VC 4 4y
+25 VC in San Fran - Roommate Needed 16 4y
+25 Sophomore Internship, which?- F500, PB at Tier 3, PWM/HF/VC??? 8 4y
+25 If I Transition to VC, Will the Make it Tough to Transition to Back to REPE? 4 4y
+27 Three Valuable Investing Tips: Why I am Transitioning from a VC to a Start Up 1 4y
+27 Which one: VC (Venture Capital) or PF (Prime Finance) - Exit Ops? 2 4y
+29 Post MBA MBB startup exit opps 8 4y
+29 Corp Dev ---> VC/PE? 7 4y
+30 Q&A: Non-target sub 3.0 GPA -> VC, M&A, PE internships 8 4y
+31 Private Equity vs Venture Capital Returns 5 4y
+31 Is this a job? VC? 16 4y
+32 Fund of Funds in Venture Capital 12 4y
+33 VC Sourcing (Healthcare) 9 4y
+34 Anyone got any questions about IB or PE/VC in China? Happy to answer questions. 11 4y
+35 VC models 10 4y
+35 Help me figure out how to think about private equity vs. "startup" offers 5 4y
+36 IB (BB) > PE Growth Equity > PE Mega > B School (worth it?) 25 4y
+36 Venture Capital as Pre-MBA experience 32 4y
+37 Please rip apart my PE/VC information Memorandum (attached) 14 4y
+38 AM vs PE FoF for exits into Growth/VC or corp dev 10 4y
+39 Finally secured VC interview, what do I study? 15 4y
+40 Medicine to VC/PE via MBB or MBA? 10 4y
+41 New Life Goal: Joining a Corporate VC Arm (Like Salesforce Ventures or Intel Capital) from Deloitte Consulting 12 4y
+41 VC firm or Credit PE analyst––which will better position me for banking? 10 4y
+42 Dilemma: Take Offer at FAANG Company vs try for MBA->MBB to get into VC 9 4y
+45 Leave well-known MM ER firm after 2-4 months for new VC firm? 7 4y
+46 VC Principal, just moved to the US, what now? 13 4y
+48 Do Startup Tech Companies Have Too Much Power? 11 4y
+51 Private Equity vs Venture Capital - Differences and Similarities 24 4y
+51 How to think about Growth Equity vs. Traditional PE? 9 4y
+70 Leaving an established hedge fund to join startup hedge fund 32 4y
+99 Venture Capital Salary versus BB and Private Equity 26 4y
+241 Q&A: GS Special Situations >> Founder of a Private Equity Startup 103 4y
0 PE possible for JD w/ finance+startup work exp? 4 4y
0 Offer from small VC firm - to take it or not? 2 4y
+3 business development bank of canada growth equity ? interview tips 1 4y
+3 Venture Capital Principal Compensation at Large Firms 1 4y
+3 Post-MBA VC/Growth recruiting at HSW? 1 4y
+3 VC in Australia 1 4y
+3 Investment Banking or Growth Equity? 1 4y
+3 Corp Dev @ Surveymonkey/Salesforce good springboard to Growth or VC? 2 4y
+4 Does "at a valuation of X" in articles etc. mean pre- or post-money valuation? 3 4y
+5 Direct Promotion at MBB vs. Join Unicorn Startup 2 4y
+6 Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup 1 4y
+6 Venture Capital Gold Rush: Real Estate- The Real Deal Article. 1 4y
+6 Analyst/Associate – Valuation Advisory (ESOP) - Stout Risius Ross 1 4y
+7 How much PE / VC is situated in Hong Kong vs. Shanghai and Beijing? 2 4y
+7 How easy is it to jump between junior roles in VC & PE? 2 4y
+8 Best IB Sector for VC Exit? 4 4y
+8 So I just became a Big 4 Manager in the San Francisco area, specializing in Private Equity/Venture Capital (Financial Services) 32 4y
+9 How long should a deal recommendation be? Early stage VC asks for cover letter, resume, and deal recommendation 2 4y
+9 MBB Knowledge Management to IB/VC. Is it possible? 3 4y
+9 PE vs. growth vs. VC 1 4y
+9 Transitioning from early stage VC to Growth Equity 1 4y
+9 Big 4 M&A>Startup>Equity research>VC - can I still go to PE? 1 4y
+9 Vc learning materials 1 4y
+9 Institutional VC vs Corporate VC 1 4y
+10 Moving back to consulting if venture capital doesn't float my boat 3 4y
+10 Boutique IB vs Startup PE? 2 4y
+10 Tax on a firm taking venture capital 4 4y
+12 Leave job for new VC firm? 1 4y
+26 M&A to +$60M Startup 8 4y
+26 Private Equity /VC in India 13 4y
+27 Is VC possible right out of undergrad? 46 4y
+27 How do I make partner in VC without starting an 10 figure company? 7 4y
+30 Does buyout PE offer better learning opportunities than VC for Pre-MBA associates? 13 4y
+31 Corporate Development vs Venture Capital 7 4y
+36 Founding a startup - exit opps if things go under? 7 4y
+36 IB vs PE vs VC : The rundown 3 4y
+37 Growth Equity in 2017 - can you really learn valuable / transferable skills? 19 4y
+37 Series 7 STC Final Exam Q&A Scores Vs. Exam Results 23 4y
+37 IBD -> HF -> startup -> MBA at HBS / GSB / UPenn? 8 4y
+40 Corporate Venture Capital vs Independent Venture capital firms ? 14 4y
+41 Startup employee being acquired, needs advice 13 4y
+43 IB vs. Start-Up For VC 14 4y
+49 What position/field in finance, more particularly in IB, PE, VC, HF, etc. requires the LEAST "socializing" and why 13 4y
+53 Pay in Venture Capital? Advice on breaking in? 16 4y
+55 Corporate Banking to VC/PE? 16 4y
+57 Best Venture Capital Resources to Prep for an Interview? 11 4y
+62 Big Four Deal Advisory --> M7 MBA --> PE or VC. Possible or am I being overly optimistic? 15 4y
+67 Q&A: Nontarget school->Big 4 Consulting/M&A-> VP of Strategy at Series B startup. 6 4y
+77 PE > Startup > ? 16 4y

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