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Venture Capital & Growth Equity Recruiting Training | 400+ Attendees & Top 15 MBAs | 6 VC Panelists

Elevate Lab Season 3 Episode 2

Elevate's Exclusive Fall 2021 Venture Capital Recruiting Training Workshop, with 400+ Attendees from Top 15+ MBA Universities, and an all-star VC panel:

- Alex Li, Modern Venture Partners
- Dana Sun, OCA Ventures
- Kyle Jorgensen, Lux Capital
- Austin Nalen, Foresite Capital
- Rishi Ratan, Micron Ventures
- Aimee Xu, True Beauty Ventures

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0:03:03 Speaker Intros
0:10:02 What are VC Firms & Recruiters Looking for
0:12:13 Interviews & Conversations
0:13:54 Come Prepared with Investment Ideas
0:15:47 Doubling Down on Your Strengths
0:18:02 Day-to-day in VC 3 Buckets
0:18:50 What is Sourcing?
0:20:44 Summer Internship VC Experience
0:23:40 VC Recruiting Process
0:26:02 Act like You're already a Venture Investor
0:27:15 Timelines for VC Recruiting Process
0:30:24 Founders are Great Ways to get to VCs
0:32:52 IB/PE/Investing Background
0:34:24 Million Dollar Question: Operating vs. Straight to VC
0:37:23 VC From Consulting
0:44:24 How to Create Networking & Firm Lists
0:46:05 Three Things that Worked Well for Networking
0:48:22 Networking Keys: Tracking Deals in the Space
0:50:49 How Do you Add Value to a VC Professional in Recruiting Stage
0:53:44 Using Memo Samples in Email Outreach
0:55:50 What are VC Interviews Like?
0:57:08 Case Studies in VC Interviews
1:00:01 Differentiating in Interviews
1:03:52 Most Important Advice