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Anyone invested via Tokenfolio before?
Looking to get some exposure to startups, has anyone tried using Tokenfolio before to cut angel investor type checks?
Startup Roles Post IB
What kind of roles at a solid startup(i.e. Series C or later) can you expect to get post 2 years of IB, and what level of TC including equity should I expect?
IB to CFO to Investor?
After c. 9 years in IB (UK), I am looking to make a career move. I had two tracks in mind - CFO or Investor. I have an offer for a CFO role in a fairly mature SaaS startup (T-2 for exit, no more funding needed) which seems a good fit. I am also speaking to a few mid-market and growth funds and am...
Sales and Marketing Team Budget
I know this is the VC forum, but figured you all have worked on similar S&M budgets for earlier stage businesses and might have some insights. I'm working with a small analytics business ($10-15m revenue, $3-5m EBITDA, historically growing about 15-20% YoY) where the founder has never had a formal...
Deferring IB to be CEO of VC Portco? Plz help
Currently a second-year MBA at a target school signed to a pretty competitive product group at a NY MM. Really enjoyed my summer internship and signed on immediately after receiving the FT IB Associate offer in August. Been a bit bored but hunky dory ever since. Fast forward to last week when a GP...
Past Prop trader - Looking for a partner Quant Developer to start a fund
Hello I am a former prop trader and now Investment Analyst in a Asset Manager in London. My aim is to co-fund my firm with the help of the right partner. My strategy is applicable to both daytrading and swing trading, mostly stocks and futures. I am looking for a Quant to join me in the vision and...
Update: Contacting VCs For My Startup
Hey all. I recently made a post and got a lot of help from you all here . Thanks for that, you all were awesome. I wanted to put a post through again as an update/follow up question. As you might see from that thread, I already got outside affiliation approval from my company, and am now just...
How to find buyer for micro company?
Hi, I was wondering how to find a buyer for a really tiny firm based in US & Canada? The company works in financial consulting space and has a website and agreements with B2B providers, it works in the RCBI space. It provides citizenship in Caribbean EU and US EB-5 Hi, I was wondering how to find a...
Contacting VCs for my startup
I recently began work at a VC FoF that invests in a ton of VC funds, both highly prominent and small. In the months before beginning work (just graduated from undergrad) I started working on a startup. I am now almost done with the prototype, and just registered as a Delaware C Corp. My question is,...
How do you start the type of businesses PE buys? (boring niche businesses)
I'm talking diabetic shoe manufacturers, forklift truck tire makers, bolts for airplane engines... the type of boring, unsexy but niche businesses PE often invests in. Two questions: 1) How does one start these types of businesses? (without generational wealth) 2) Is it ill-advised to start one of...
Selling a company with no revenue
Hi, I am starting this thread to gather input and feedback on selling a company with no revenue. So I started a company a few years ago that helps clients get citizenship by investment in the Caribbean countries of Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Dominica and Grenada. Along with residency by investment in...
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The founder of Cash App has died from a fatal attack (SFO)
https://abc7news.com/bob-lee-dead-mobilecoin-cpo/… It seems like violence in the bay area is getting out of hand. I have heard so many times that friends were assaulted...
Start up valuation
Hey folks, So a friend of mine tasked me to value his business. It's a tech start-up in the Middle east. I wanted to ask how I get the WACC if it's fully financed by the founder so far no outside capital has come it . He has the idea. A few engineers are already developing it... so how do we start...
IB or Strategic Finance at Tech Startup
I'm a graduating senior at a target school. I was initially going to return full time to a mid-tier BB (CS, BofA, Barclays) but I recently received an offer to join a late stage tech startup ($10+ bn valuation) on their strategic finance team. Just wanted some opinions on how I should think about...
How to get startups' revenues?
I started recently as a 1st-year analyst at a small VC firm and I have been asked t spread comps for a few startups. The issue is we use EV/Rev metric but I am having a hard time finding any source for startup revenues compared to funding (for obvious reasons). Any idea?
Someone please help me out to make a choice between 2 Internship offers
I am from India pursuing Bachelor's In Accounting and Finance (B.A.F) in my second year presently ,its a 3 year course.I am in top 10 percentile of my class academically and have alright extra curricular (part of BFSI Club in college, 2-3 case competitions) , I was actively looking for internship...
IB to Co-founding Startup... Paths After?
Hey everyone, I'm currently an IB analyst who's pretty set on co-founding a startup after the analyst stint ends. Obviously going to be pretty risky and I'm nervous, but have confidence and conviction in the playbook and idea. Co-founder and I have a good VC/entrepreneur network and think getting...
Strategic Advisory EB vs Management Consulting
Have a FT return from an M&A/Strategic Advisory Boutique (CVP/PJT/PWP/etc) and recently got an MBB offer. Came to banking for the deal and business model exposure, with short term goals of going into growth/PE, and long-term interest in building something tangible (ie. early-stage/pre-IPO startup)...
Native - hiring for a new start up
Going to chronicle my journey here to the oasis. I had another idea 3 weeks ago, but this one was different than the one's I've become accustomed to. Usually I can find the Achilles heel pretty fast once I start digging, or some other barrier to entry that complicates things. The first 2 weeks was a...
Recruiting for PE with a break between MBB and potential start date
I'm currently at an MBB in New York, top performer in my class. I've been prepping for PE recruiting (going for off-cycle, tech focused funds) but recently got an opportunity with an early stage startup that I'm pretty excited by. Can I reasonably recruit for a PE role with a '24 start date and work...
Choosing Between Internships: Strategy intern @ branding/marketing tech startup VS Business Development intern @ Big4
I'm a rising junior aiming for strategy/management consulting and right now struggling to choose between 2 internships. Both are off-cycle, so I'll have to take a gap semester. In theory, which of these would look better on my resume? Which of these would help my networking more? Which of these...
Start up Valuation
What kind of valuation multiples can be looked at for valuing a up & coming tech start up? Can we use Revenue based multiples instead of Net Revenue based multiples? WHat would be the cons of this?
Life Altering Dilemma/Pivotal Decision, Give Me your take. USC vs Cornell (I swear its different)
First and foremost I would like to apologize for the heinous clickbait title. I had to get your attention somehow, and quite honestly, the title isn't far off from how I feel. I finished my freshman year at a CC in Los Angeles and was offered transfer admission to Cornell Dyson and USC Marshall...
Google APM vs SWE for Startups
Hey everyone, I'm an intern at Google deciding between starting as a SWE vs in the APM program after college. I'm interested in tech entrepreneurship, specifically creating or joining a startup 2-6 years after graduating, and I wanted to hear others' opinions on what route to take. I have a CS...
Corp. Dev. Associate Pay at Start-Up?
Can anyone drop their comp for Corp. Dev. Associate pay at start-ups in terms of cash comp? Equity is equity, and that will materialize depending on the amount received and the performance of the company. But cash comp is what I'm worried about. Without going into too much details of the company,...
Startups & Entrepreneurship as an MBA
Hey WSO, I recently finished my MBA at Berkeley Haas and was heavily involved in the entrepreneurship program there. It's definitely a tougher realm for international students—given lack of job security (and thus visa status), but I wanted to encourage applicants to think about discussing...
What content would you want to see in a VC themed TikTok page? **FOR FOUNDERS**
I would like to create a VC themed TikTok page and want to get a good understanding of what new/experienced startup founders want to watch. To be more specific I would be very grateful if you could give me some ideas for content which you think will be helpful for founders to get to know more about...
Best sophomore internship for management consulting
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Resources for Startup Accounting/Modeling
Anyone know of any helpful resources for startup accounting/ modeling? Recently find myself dealing with a company that is just starting to get revenues with a highly volatile cash burn and trying to leverage some other resources out there to see if I am missing anything in the way I am thinking...
Q&A: Founder/Tech Exec, Former Hedge Fund Research Director, SEAL Team Intelligence Officer, Consultant
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost Title summarizes the road I’ve traveled… consultant → intelligence community/SEAL Teams/Special Operations → director of research at a well known hedge fund → tech...
Q&A: Chief of Staff @ Series-B startup. Knowledge dump
Other details: Ex-consultant, and I'm very pro- joining a startup for those on the fence (even right now). I held a couple other roles at the same startup before becoming CoS (think: generalist roles, quick promotions). I've gotten tons of useful information from WSO over the years, but there isn't...
Launching My Own Fund
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Accel-KKR 2nd round interview
Hi there, I'm a freshman at a target and just got notified that I'd be advancing to the 2nd round for AKKR. Being AKKR is literally the first and only firm for whom I have ever interviewed, I'm sort of going in the dark with this one and hope to optimize my chances of receiving an offer. The first...
exit finance & do meaningful work in tech?
My wife held positions at different tech companies (from early-stage to ipo) and is currently a senior recruiter at google. While on maternity leave, she helped 3 former colleagues of mine transition from IB into tech. One as cfo at a series a funded e-mobility startup, another as director m&a at a...
Startup Exit
Recently quit my FT IB role to build out a startup I've been working on for 1.5 years. The co. is in the tech / media / crypto space and has raised over 7M so far. We've been having a lot of trouble building out that initial team of high performing generalists (our package is 130K base + ~300K -...
Cap table scenario to minimize dilutive fundraising
I am working on a start up with some friends and am trying to model out a scenario for our cap table. Let's say we are taking in investment for the first time ever and that we are raising at a $10M valuation and are offering 20% equity for $2M in capital. Let's assume our valuation doubles in 12...
Tech / Corporate Strategy Recruiters
Hello fellow monkeys, I think I'm burnt out to the point I am second guessing going into PE after my analyst stint. The hours seem the same. The work is more or less the same too, just on the different side of the aisle. I am thinking of a corporate strategy role at a tech firm, maybe one of the...
Inherit a $500M+ AUM practice? Or give it all up for a Fintech dream?
Hey guys, In a nutshell, this is my dilemma, I'm on a road to what I've unfortunately grown to see as a golden cage and I'm not sure if it's what I really want out of my career and life. For background, I'm a twenty-something working at a wealth management practice on the west coast. Over the last...
Valuing Small Company Phantom Equity
I work at a company with ~350 people and was granted a decent chunk of change in phantom equity. I'm trying to figure out what that equity is worth. I have less visibility into overall profitability than I'd like, but we have been growing quickly (added 80 or so people over the past year and looking...
Going from sellside to founder--etiquette and reaching out questions
So I've been in the industry for about a decade and have established relationships internally with colleagues over that period, while my client relationships are almost as old. Now that I'm senior and my partner and I went independent and started our own boutique a while ago, my work hours have...
Leaving new Tiger Cub hedge fund for startup
Hi everyone, I currently work at one of the tiger cub spin offs (D1 Capital/Anomaly Capital) and was wondering if I could get career advice from anyone of the older audience on here. I was able to join one of these funds at the ground floor. I’m currently an analyst and have a clear path forward...
IBM, Startup or small VC fund
I am currently an undergrad at a good university with offers from IBM (software engineering), an early-stage VC fund (small) and a health care startup (business dev). For this year I already have three SW at three different BBs. What do you think is the best opportunity/"looks best on CV"?
Best path to founding a Proptech startup and real estate entrepreneurship?
It seems like the career paths in real estate PE and capital markets are pretty clear cut...acquisitions, asset management, investment sales, debt brokerage etc. What about those that love real estate but are interested in the startup world (RE fintech, proptech)? Is there a potential path to...
Leaving promising startup situation for Tier 1 IBD Off-Cycle
Hi Everyone, So I've been having some sleepless nights lately. After having finished my IB summer internship, I decided to go back to my home country during covid to finish my dissertation and apply for an Off-Cycle. After getting home I was contacted by a wealthy family friend to trade some of his...
Start-up after MBB
Hi all, I've been working at a T2.5 consulting firm for the past 3 years and have been thinking to start my own venture at some point. In parallel, I've also received an invitation to interview at an MBB (from pre-covid time that are re-starting). Therefore, I'd be curious to have your opinion on...
PropTech Startup focused on Revenue Management and lease optimization for CRE
Hello. I run a small PropTech Startup Stroom: https://stroom.app/ Stroom is a platform for commercial real estate revenue management. We've developed software technology that helps asset owners calculate optimal market rents and favorable lease terms. Leasing and pricing is fairly manual currently...
Q&A: Investment Banking Analyst to Startup Co-Founder
Long time member of WSO here, I just created a new username for this post. I’m a former investment banking analyst at a bulge bracket in NYC . I’ve been pursuing my real estate tech startup, Zenly , for almost a year and will be launching it in a few weeks. I co-founded Zenly to address the...
My startup failed. Is it possible to break into VC as a former unsuccessful founder or do I need an MBA?
I started a company my senior year of college in the CPG food space. Long story short is we spent a lot of time and money in R&D and by the time we launched Covid-19 hit and everything went downhill from there. My startup was largely unsuccessful from a sales standpoint, however we did accomplish...
Created a Startup; Now Want to Get Into Finance
Over the last year/two years myself and two partners built a startup in California. Raising several million in capital and now operational. This has started a fire in me to want to refocus to a career in the financial world. I do not have my bachelors. I dropped out of college while studying History...
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