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]]> http://venturedig.com/venture-capital/how-to-get-a-job-in-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Ryan Graves Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:21:38 +0000 http://venturedig.com/?p=96#comment-351 Scott- I love the post however I've never been able to accept the advice of "don't worry you have your whole life ahead of you". That sounds like old people advice and it also sounds like someone with no drive. I have an entrepreneurial anxiety that drives me to do act NOW. I'm currently writing a book on it and it seems that its so rare to have the feeling of, why am I wasting time...need to accomplish big things now! Great email though and glad things worked our for your hard work. Scott- I love the post however I’ve never been able to accept the advice of “don’t worry you have your whole life ahead of you”. That sounds like old people advice and it also sounds like someone with no drive. I have an entrepreneurial anxiety that drives me to do act NOW. I’m currently writing a book on it and it seems that its so rare to have the feeling of, why am I wasting time…need to accomplish big things now!
Great email though and glad things worked our for your hard work.

]]> http://venturedig.com/venture-capital/how-to-get-a-job-in-venture-capital/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Mark Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:51:00 +0000 http://venturedig.com/?p=96#comment-350 Scott, great post. This really is a discussion that comes up so much, especially among young professionals in the finance and tech world, and everytime it does, it's always interesting because literally everyone you talk to in this space come through a different path. I have written before about some typical paths or profiles of VCs (i.e., the former mgmt consultant and the entrepreneur w/start-up experience), but there really is no one standard. I think this fact more than any other throws off the typical investment banker types who think that just because they can form the prettiest valuation models in Excel without ever once using their mouse (i.e., Excel Monkeys) and if they have MBA from top ranked schools, then they're automatically going to be good VC's. I've found this is rarely the case and these types of people are becoming more and more rare in the VC space and even in the larger buyout private equity world. This is especially frustrating for finance professionals right now, because one of the sectors many I-bankers thought they could naturally turn to when they were cut from bulge bracket firms was VC, but they've realized it isn't that simple. Clearly, there's much more to being a VC than knowing accounting principles or navigating Excel. Perhaps that would be a follow on discussion to this one ... i.e., what makes a good VC? Scott, great post. This really is a discussion that comes up so much, especially among young professionals in the finance and tech world, and everytime it does, it’s always interesting because literally everyone you talk to in this space come through a different path. I have written before about some typical paths or profiles of VCs (i.e., the former mgmt consultant and the entrepreneur w/start-up experience), but there really is no one standard. I think this fact more than any other throws off the typical investment banker types who think that just because they can form the prettiest valuation models in Excel without ever once using their mouse (i.e., Excel Monkeys) and if they have MBA from top ranked schools, then they’re automatically going to be good VC’s. I’ve found this is rarely the case and these types of people are becoming more and more rare in the VC space and even in the larger buyout private equity world. This is especially frustrating for finance professionals right now, because one of the sectors many I-bankers thought they could naturally turn to when they were cut from bulge bracket firms was VC, but they’ve realized it isn’t that simple. Clearly, there’s much more to being a VC than knowing accounting principles or navigating Excel. Perhaps that would be a follow on discussion to this one … i.e., what makes a good VC?

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