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Venture Capital Jobs

Venture Capitalists Bet on Green Infrastructure for Job Growth

September 16, 2009

Venture capital backed IPOs hit a 30-year low last year, with just 6 venture-backed companies making a public debut, says Paul Holland and Steve Vassallo, partners at the Menlo, CA venture capital firm Foundation Capital. This isn’t just bad news for the venture capital industry. It’s bad news for the U.S. economy as a whole, […]

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Fewer Venture Capital Jobs but Higher Pay

September 9, 2009

A report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that hiring in the Silicon Valley tech sector is down by 17 percent from 2000 to 2008. But wages for those who do manage to land a venture capital job are up by 36 percent. The report, in a Time magazine blog, indicates that Silicon Valley […]

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A New Breed of Venture Capitalists

August 19, 2009

A new crop of venture capitalists is springing up that not only want to earn a profit but also to invest in ventures that make the world a better place. One of them, a firm called Good Capital, even sponsors an annual conference to gather like-minded investors, employers and venture capital job seekers together in […]

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Venture Capital Jobs – Investor Relations

August 12, 2009

Investor relations professionals at venture capital firms play a dual role. First, they need to keep existing limited partners up-to-date on the fund’s performance, and confident about the firm’s management. Second, they participate, along with the principals, in attracting new investors, through presentations and other communications. Taking a disciplined approach to regular communications with current […]

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Venture Capital Jobs – Marketing

August 5, 2009

Marketing is critically important in the venture capital world, yet it plays a different role depending on whether you’re working at the venture capital firm or the start-up companies in which they invest. Smaller VC firms may hire outside consultants or marketing firms, while a larger, more established VC firm may have the resources to […]

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Venture Capital Job Culture

July 22, 2009

The venture capital world is comprised of a few hundred small firms, usually structured as partnerships and employing between 2 and 50 people. They are lean and flat organizations, dedicated to the entrepreneurial culture and usually focused on a particular industry niche such as technology, biotech, or more recently, clean technologies. Venture capitalists enjoy a […]

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Tools to Helps Your Venture Capital Job Search

July 15, 2009

ONLINE RESOURCES VentureBeat.com Founder Matt Marshall covered venture capital for the San Jose Mercury News until he left in Sept. 2006 to launch VentureBeat as an independent company. In 2008, the New York Times called VentureBeat one of the “best blogs on the Web,” and now the NYT runs VentureBeat’s articles on its Web site. […]

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Working with Venture Capital Recruiters

July 8, 2009

Many of the same principles for working with private equity recruiters apply in the venture capital world. Develop relationships with 1-2 top recruiters … understand that they have the hiring firm’s best interests in mind … treat recruiters as an important information resource … and always be courteous and professional with them. However, given the […]

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Networking for a Venture Capital Job

July 1, 2009

More than most industries, in venture capital, it’s who you know that counts. So building your personal network is absolutely crucial to landing a venture capital job interview. There are a number of strategies that can help you get started. Start with your own personal contacts, family, friends and classmates who may know someone who […]

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Negotiating Private Equity or Venture Capital Compensation

June 24, 2009

If you are fortunate enough to receive an offer for a private equity or venture capital job, never accept it on the spot. Instead, politely thank them for the offer, express your enthusiasm for the job and their firm, and ask to think it over for a few days. Try to buy at least a […]

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