It’s that time of year when I get about 2-3 weekly requests to meet for “coffee” with current students or recent grads who want to get into venture capital. I’ve found myself giving the same advice time and time again (as have others), so I decided to write a quick post with a few words of guidance.
#1. Build an orthogonal network. The value of a junior person at a venture firm is that he/she often has an orthogonal (meaning, in this case, non-redundant) network, compared to the aggregate of the firm. Unless a partner is looking for someone to simply execute on his/her own deal flow (which can be the case), that partner is really looking for someone who can bring in net new deals.
To read the full, original article click on this link: 3 ways to land a job in VC • ataussig.com
