How do I get a job with a Venture capital firm?
Posted by admin on 1 Nov 2008 1:21 pm. Filed under Corporations.
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I would fit in a s a domain expert or subject matter expert. i have a PhD in the life sciences. But most firms dont seem to have career opening and do not seem to have any recruitment process.
I would fit in a s a domain expert or subject matter expert. i have a PhD in the life sciences. But most firms dont seem to have career opening and do not seem to have any recruitment process.
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On November 3rd, 2008 at 10:24 am
Getting a job in VC is all about knowing the right people and finding a way to get in touch with VCs who might want to hire you…you need to know how to network big time. That is part of the test for how to break in…if you can’t do that yourself, you probably don’t have the right skills to make it in VC.
Also, there isn’t really much demand for a technical subject matter expert on staff. VC’s just call up their friends and contacts in a certain area of interest (typically university Professors) and get all the free analysis they want. Entry level jobs at VC firms are for analysts or associates. They source deals by going out and finding good startups to invest in. It is a hard job, closer to a sales person. VC firms need to examine dozens or hundreds of companies for every one they invest in. Doing that leg work is what you would be doing.