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+8 New software investor seeking reading recommendations - any good books / blogs for the clueless? 3 3y
+30 Startup HF 18 3y
+34 Joining A Startup Hedge Fund 15 3y
+3 Should I Include An Unlikely Double Major On Resume? 1 4y
+48 Yale, UChicago, Brown, or Dartmouth?! Skipping IB straight to HF/VC 19 4y
+3 What is a bigger red flag, Individual/Brand new single owner biz 1 4y
+7 How is working at a Student-run VC firm viewed by recruiters and in the FInance space in general? 7 4y
+15 VC out of undergrad --> PE analyst/internship possible? 8 4y
0 Growth Equity Analyst Salary Range? 1 4y
+8 Would I be fcking myself by not doing banking out of college? 3 4y
+12 Growth Equity Portfolio Operations? 3 4y
+16 Non-US PE/VC recruiting 3 4y
+9 VIP Capital Funding - Small Business Loans 1 4y
+3 Curious if anyone has advice for someone in startup FP&A to move to VC role? 1 4y
+2 Ideal career path for Early Stage VC 6 4y
+6 How do I get a healthcare/life science VC internship? 1 4y
+3 Spectrum Equity--where do they stand? 2 4y
+1 Growth Equity Model Test 2 4y
+6 How to pivot to VC (deal team) from ER? 1 4y
+15 Growth Equity Shops - Tiers? 15 4y
+18 Can I go into VC/GE from Tech? 10 4y
+6 Is it a bad idea to take a year out after uni to try tech startup stuff and then go into IB if it doesn't work out? 1 4y
+3 HBS MBA from Europe 3 4y
+6 OGCI 0 4y
+22 Breaking into Growth Equity 13 4y
+3 VC Analyst Salary 2 4y
+3 Best resources to prepare for a tech VC role 1 4y
+3 How to prep for GE modeling test in less than 24 hours with very little modeling experience 1 4y
+6 Is it Possible to break Into VC as a fresh graduate with a Bachelor's? 2 4y
0 Growth equity compensation 1 4y
+8 From Europe to US 3 4y
+3 VC & GE Internships / salary out of undergrad 1 4y
+3 Feasibility analysis in excel 1 4y
+45 Q&A: 3.2 GPA -> IB -> PE -> VC 19 4y
+19 Tier 1 BB vs VC fund 5 4y
+42 Just Released - WSO's FREE Venture Capital Crash Course 0 4y
+7 How useful is experience at a startup backed by top VC (Accel, Sequoia, KP) for transitioning to said top VC? 4 4y
+3 How to learn more about growth equity 1 4y
+5 Valuations Returning to “Normal”? 5 4y
+3 Waiting to deploy capital until valuations chill out? 1 4y
+3 Guidepost Growth 1 4y
+7 VC analyst salaries in Western Europe (excluding the UK)? 2 4y
+8 Vandy vs UMich (LSA) for undergrads if I want to get into VC? 5 4y
+8 Doing a masters for Brand name after an internship in VC, Non-target 2 4y
+10 VC Associate Offer Review 12 4y
+21 Should I become a VC analyst out of undergrad if I want an MBA? 3 4y
+6 EVCA Fellowship 2022 1 4y
+4 Gateway from VC 8 4y
0 Thoughts on LLR Partners (Philly Growth Equity) 2 4y
+3 College Sophomore Seeking VC Career Advice 1 4y
+6 Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry Survey 2021 2 4y
+3 PLEASE HELP: Vandy vs UMich (LSA) for undergrads if I want to get into VC? 1 4y
+7 Has anyone here started their business? 7 4y
+25 Top PE/VC Firms in Nashville 15 4y
+9 VC Funding Has Become a Dick-Measuring Contest and Being Public Sucks 1 4y
+7 Growth Equity Interviews 8 4y
+20 Major VC or GS/MS/JPM? 9 4y
+4 Modeling in GE/VC 4 4y
+39 Venture Capital: Chief of Staff Role - Input Appreciated 6 4y
+11 Venture Capital/Fintech Internship for IB? 1 4y
+15 Capital Raising Question 2 4y
0 a16z go-to-market team 0 4y
+26 How to prep for Growth Equity recruiting? 9 4y
+6 Offer choice Operation position vs BB ER top group 1 4y
+12 Prep for Growth Investing Job 1 4y
+11 Joining a portco based on VC investors 5 4y
+5 What skill set is needed Early stage VC 3 4y
+24 Have there been any traders who were also interested in VC and if so how did you choose? 3 4y
+9 Any other career options after I did corp D intern before/while at Tuck? 1 4y
+3 Startup Blowups - Your Stories 1 4y
+11 How does the Compensation for a 1st Year Analyst at VC compare to Other Buy-Side Positions? 8 4y
+6 Aptera 0 4y
+6 Venture capital from MBA w/o social media? 1 4y
+5 How do you go about networking with analysts/associates at other firms? 3 4y
+3 Anyone know anything about M12? 3 4y
+52 NYC Growth Equity - Comp & Culture 40 4y
+10 Early-stage VC to late-stage VC or growth PE / CFA 6 4y
+7 How to Write an Investment Memo 2 4y
+5 Insight's "Onite DGS Analyst" Role and other GE firms' "Research" roles 1 4y
+9 VC out of undergrad recruiting 1 4y
+16 Growth Equity out of Undergraduate 19 4y
+10 Corporate VC Comp? 3 4y
+10 Am I in a toxic work environment or am I just overreacting? 7 4y
+11 Advice Pls! Tech IB to Growth Equity 3 4y
0 Catalyst Investors - NYC VC/GE Shop 1 4y
+9 REPE Transition - Coming From RE Startup 2 4y
+5 Highest paying VC shops 13 4y
0 Anyone heard of Burda Principal Investors? 1 4y
+121 Q&A: Strategic Finance / Corp Dev at late-state technology company (series C+ / $2bn+ valuation) 55 4y
+23 Started micro vc fund in 2017, now raising for 2nd fund after solid returns 8 4y
+22 Low-tier BB Tech IB in SF or NYC BB Coverage for VC/Growth? 16 4y
+5 Do you need a high IQ to work in VC? 7 4y
+5 Moving from a Growth Equity Analyst Role 4 4y
+6 Enterprise B2B Infra/Security/Cyber 2 4y
+4 Volition Capital - Thoughts? 3 4y
+12 VC Straight from Undergrad Advice 1 4y
+6 Bain Capital Credit 1 4y
+11 Corp VC to VC? 2 4y
0 Need advice to go from MM Buyout to GE 1 4y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
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