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Venture Capital Jobs – Supporting Roles

May 13, 2009

Like any other business enterprise, venture capital firms require managers to oversee the daily business activity of the company. There are needs for human resources, accounting and information technology managers. These supporting roles are often referred to as “back office” as opposed to “front office” personnel who actually bring in revenue. These type of positions […]

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Venture Capital Jobs – Partners

May 6, 2009

Venture capital (VC) is a subset of private equity capital that’s typically offered to early-stage, high potential growth companies in the hope that they will turn out to be the next Google or Yahoo. Venture capitalists make their fortune through various exit strategies, such as IPOs or strategic sales. Venture capital firms are typically structured […]

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Venture Capital Jobs – Principals

April 29, 2009

Last time, we looked at mid-range, senior-level positions in private equity, the dealmakers who are involved in identifying and completing transactions for the firm. Today, we’ll look at similar jobs within the venture capital industry. The U.S. venture capital industry provides the capital to launch some of the most innovative and successful companies in America. […]

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Venture Capital Creating Job Opportunities in these Regions

April 15, 2009

The biotech and biopharmaceutical sectors seem to be sailing through this recent economic crisis and continuing to grow rapidly, according to a March, 2009 report in Business Facilities, a trade publication for site location professionals. The sector is poised to experience skyrocketing growth because of an increasing stream of new products in the pipeline, expiring […]

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Getting a Job in Venture Capital

April 9, 2009

There’s no straight and narrow path to a venture capital job. Many venture capitalists have industry experience, combined with an MBA from a top business school. However, there are plenty of exceptions to this rule. If you are looking for venture capital career opportunity, consider these tips. “Show me the upside” Venture capital partners value […]

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Venture Capital Model is Alive and Well

April 2, 2009

That’s the word from Businessweek in a profile on Allegis Capital, a 12-year-old VC firm that’s put together an impressive track record. In July, 2008, Allegis sold Ribbit, a telecommunications provider it backed, to BT Group for $105 million. The year before, the firm unloaded computer security company IronPort Systems to Cisco Systems for $830 […]

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Tech Startups See Venture Capital Opportunities in China

March 26, 2009

Entrepreneurs who’ve set up shop in China see plenty of potential for growth and say the current economic slowdown has actually helped the situation by reducing costs and weeding out weaker competitors. In a PC World article, William Bao Bean, a partner at venture capital firm Softbank China & India Holdings, sees “a time of […]

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The Best Time to Start a Venture Capital Firm

March 12, 2009

Tough times have historically been better for startup companies than most people think says Jim Verdonik in an article in Portland’s BizJournal online. Granted, entrepreneurs tend to see the glass “half full” more often than most people. But there are solid business reasons why new ventures flourish in the worst of times. First, there’s necessity. […]

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An Inside Look at a Legendary Venture Capitalist

March 5, 2009

If you want to get a sense of what it’s like to sit at the top of the venture capital hill, take a look at Business Week’s recent interview with Michael Moritz. Moritz is a former journalist who parlayed a book about Apple Computer into a job with the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia […]

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Job Growth Depends on this Type of Venture Capital

February 19, 2009

Here’s an eye-opening fact from Seattle-based website, crosscut.com. America’s Fortune 500 companies, in the aggregate, creating nearly zero net new jobs over the past 30 years. According to most experts, start-up companies generate many more new jobs, proportionally, than the rest of the private sector. This fact was confirmed by a January, 2009 report issue […]

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