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Venture Capital Jobs

How Do I Get a Venture Capital Job?

December 12, 2011

Apparently Rob Go, co-founder of NextView Ventures, a Micro-VC firm based in Boston, gets asked that question frequently, especially around the time business school grads start hunting for a job. He offers a sober look at the reality of a venture capital job in a recent guest article for BusinessInsider. While it looks glamorous from […]

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Private Equity Resume Tips

November 4, 2011

With the private equity job market the way it is today, you need to make sure your job search is working like a well oiled machine. Part of that machine, of course, is your resume. Don’t believe for a moment the rumors from the tech world that “resumes don’t matter.” Resumes DO matter and in […]

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A New Frontier for Venture Capital Jobs and Investment

October 31, 2011

You’ve heard of the BRIC as representing the hot emerging economies of the world (Brazil, Russia, India and China). But a better acronym for opportunity for venture capital jobs and investment might be VIC, standing for Vietnam, India and China, reports Forbes. Boston’s IDG Ventures, along with other venture capital firms, are pouring hundreds of […]

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More Venture Capital Activity Migrating Here

October 17, 2011

Where would you have a better chance of landing a venture capital job, or attracting VC capital for your hot new tech start-up? New York City or Seattle, Washington? Well, the obvious answer might be New York, with its bigger population and close proximity to the deep pockets of hedge funds and other investors in […]

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The Mother of All Venture Capital Job Markets

October 3, 2011

Forget about the academic papers and patent applications. The real force for change in China today could be venture capital jobs and a new entrepreneurial mindset spreading among China’s youth. That’s the word from Vivek Wadhwa, a senior research associate at Harvard Law School and director of research at Duke University’s Center for Entrepreneurship, in […]

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Creating More Venture Capital Jobs

September 19, 2011

It could be the key to creating clusters of innovation as well as a slew of more venture capital jobs. Author and entrepreneur Steve Blank writes about it in a recent post on his blog, reprinted in Venture Beat. Namely, the “pay it forward” culture of Silicon Valley that has enabled so many of today’s […]

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The Real Value of Business School for a Venture Capital Job

September 5, 2011

Should you pursue an MBA if you want to eventually work in a venture capital job? Alex Taussig, a Harvard MBA grad and Principal with Highland Capital Partners, offered his opinion recently in a guest article for Fortune. Taussig was visiting his alma mater and drooling over the entrepreneurship curriculum that Harvard professors have planned […]

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Getting More Women into Venture Capital Jobs

July 25, 2011

Only two women made the 2011 Forbes Midas List of the top 100 venture capitalists, based on M&A and IPO exits. One of them is Deborah A. Farrington, founder and general partner of StarVest Partners, L.P. in New York. In a guest article for Business Insider, she expressed both her disappointment at seeing so few […]

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Hot New Markets for Venture Capital Jobs

July 11, 2011

Burgeoning populations of young, middle-class consumers in emerging markets are creating rich opportunities for venture capital investors. And that means more opportunities for venture capital jobs, as well, investing in Internet, financial services, and clean tech in these regions, reports Knowledge at Wharton. Participants at the recent 2011 Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference […]

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Advice to Young Professionals Seeking Venture Capital Jobs

June 13, 2011

It’s graduation month and the time for distinguished guests to offer advice to grads on finding jobs in venture capital, investment banking, and other business-related sectors. Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Lou Volpe addressed the graduates of Boston University’s School of Management recently. Volpe has helped launch technology start-ups in the Boston area, including ArrowPoint Communications, […]

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