Stories of People Going From HF To VC? -- How Hard Is It?

Haven't seen any posts on this forum tied to this. I imagine the caliber of talent at most HF's are certainly bright enough to go into VC. But How feasible is the jump? 

Any stories tied to this topic?

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If you work at a Tiger Cub - super easy. Just go to the VC arm of your fund. Tiger Global, Coatue etc. If not - you can probably still get hired at a decent VC shop, esp. if you're a tech equity analyst/anything tangentially related. 

If you don't work at a Tiger Cub, and you're at a MM or no-name shop - I would say extremely difficult cuz the skillset overlap is literally alllmostt zero. Maybe P72 you can shift into P72 Ventures. I have a buddy who did that actually from Tech L/S at one of the pods. 

 

I've seen it happen. HF people started a VC fund investing in a very nascent industry. 

 

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