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+6 VC/Boutique Banking/Family Office first internship 1 2y
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+12 Advice sought on joining US based PE and VC firms 1 2y
+15 Why do VC's omit age info/graduation year on LinkedIn? 1 2y
+36 IB (BB) > PE Growth Equity > PE Mega > B School (worth it?) 25 2y
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0 PE possible for JD w/ finance+startup work exp? 4 2y
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+70 Leaving an established hedge fund to join startup hedge fund 32 2y
+252 This forum helped me go from Blackstone to Facebook to YCombinator startup founder (rebrand.ly/getourchat). Ask me anything! 92 2y
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+16 Pre-MBA VC salary 6 2y
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+40 Medicine to VC/PE via MBB or MBA? 10 2y
+20 Work Experience: BB Associate or Tech Startup Analyst? 5 2y
+12 Starting in Venture Capital. Where/Why/If 1 2y
+14 Contacting VC Firm - Strong Experience, No "Connection" 2 2y
+13 MBB Knowledge analyst applying to Oxford/LSE/Imperial - looking to switch to IB/VC/PE 1 2y
+3 Any Venture Cap analysts out there with 2019 VC Internship advice? 1 2y
+12 Minnesota Venture Capital Analyst -> NYC IB 1 2y
+9 Transitioning from early stage VC to Growth Equity 1 2y
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+27 Is VC possible right out of undergrad? 46 2y
+26 Want to build a startup & raise some money? Part II 8 2y
+20 Path to VC as a lawyer 7 2y
+15 IB SA => Founded SaaS startup => IB Analyst? Advice greatly appreciated 2 2y
+12 Looking for advice | VC -> ? 1 2y
+33 VC to HF? 6 2y
+12 Venture Capital/Growth Equity Fund of Funds Exit Opps 1 2y
+22 Is BCG a viable route to private equity or venture capital? 4 2y
+14 Early Stage VC to Late Stage / Growth Equity 1 2y
+17 Smaller PE/VC Fund --> ??!? 4 2y
+21 Tech / Startup Background looking to break into a career in Finance, advice needed 1 2y
+52 Difference between late stage VC and growth equity 19 2y
+18 Transferring offices internationally within an UMM/MF from the growth equity / MM team to the main buyout team 1 2y
+12 Best option for Masters in Management vs. MBA for a VC associate (special case) 1 2y
+10 First Day PE/VC Intern? Any good advice? ! 3 2y
+3 NY IBD > Silicon Valley VC 1 2y
+21 Mutli-Exit Entrepreneur Looking To Shift Into VC/PE/HF 1 2y
+37 IBD -> HF -> startup -> MBA at HBS / GSB / UPenn? 8 2y
+16 VC Firms in Boston 15 2y
+12 If you don't want to go into PE/HF/VC, is investment banking worth it? 3 2y
+26 Financial Modeling in Early Stage Venture Capital in 2018 6 2y
+94 PE, VC, IBD recommended reading list 25 2y
+49 Venture Capital final round interview travel question 19 2y
+28 NYC VC Interview Attire (male) 7 2y
+13 Internship choice: PWM vs Israeli VC vs JPMorgan AM 3 2y
+20 Advice on a position (CRE debt brokerage startup) 6 2y
+33 Landing a job in PE, VC, IB with no college degree - your thoughts? 9 2y
+76 Q&A: CRE IB -> Startup founder 11 2y
+30 Lateral after 3+ years in Growth Equity / VC 11 2y
+7 Growth Equity shops with heavy sourcing model 2 2y
+3 Unicorn Startup Engineer or MBB 1 2y
+18 Pros and Cons of Pre-MBA VC associate? 5 2y
+13 VC Internship Case Study Submission: Advice regarding startup valuation 2 2y
+8 VC/Growth Compensation (NEA, Bain Cap Ventures, Thrive etc) 3 2y
+17 PE/VC Associate Seeking Advice 4 2y
+32 How to Meet Startup Founders? 14 2y
+18 Salary Levels for Entry-Level VC 40 2y
+15 Bioengineering minor for PE/VC? 2 2y
+12 Asian Venture capital firm to US VC 3 2y
+36 Created a Startup; Now Want to Get Into Finance 11 2y
+12 Joining a startup HF out of undergrad 2 2y
+17 Should I join an emerging growth equity fund? 4 2y
+12 UVA VS Vanderbilt Undergrad for Consulting, maybe VC, marketing or tech roles 1 2y
+15 Is Growth Equity in the security space overtaking Venture Capital Analyst/Big Tech PM roles? 1 2y
+22 Duke startup – furnished NYC housing for new analysts 2 2y
+10 Does anyone know much about interviewing with Bain Capital Ventures? 1 2y
+9 Venture Capital Interview - What to expect? 1 2y
+50 Grew up on a farm, now i'm in VC. Q&A: Associate at East Coast Strategic VC Firm 8 2y
+13 Can I Get Some Solid PE/VC Analyst Comp Numbers 3 2y
+91 IB Startup Ideas | MEGA THREAD 42 2y
+6 need to be a citizen for series 6 & 7?? 1 2y
+14 IB or MBB -> VC 5 2y
+12 Tech startup internship for M&A career? 1 2y
+18 Networking with PE/VC Exit Ops 2 2y
+23 IB to VC 12 2y
+10 Best Way to Break Into Growth Equity 2 2y
+56 Is VC out of undergrad a good idea? 9 2y
+23 Corporate Startup Accelerator to VC 12 2y
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0 VC Analyst Role at Accelerator after 2+ years in banking? 1 2y

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