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Business Insider spoke to three venture capital insiders about how to get hired without a degree or job experience in finance.
Jackie Xu, a talent partner at Kleiner Perkins, said candidates can bolster their financial acumen by learning how to analyze companies through YouTube tutorials, workshops, meetups, and podcasts.
The insiders said another route into venture is to work at a fast-growing startups for several years and then seek out venture partner opportunities.
Part of the job of an analyst or associate at a venture capital firm is to research markets, crunch numbers, and give input on why a potential investment will succeed or fail, before the senior partners pursue a deal. They are critical gatekeepers.
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Business Insider held an exclusive webinar on Thursday on how to land a job in venture capital, featuring insiders from Accel, Kleiner Perkins, and Index Ventures.
They agreed it s rare for venture firms to hire through traditional job postings. Instead, networking is the critical way to get your foot in the door.
Once that foot is in, the key to acing the interview is to do your homework on the firm s portfolio and come prepared to speak on one potential investment.
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Business Insider held an exclusive webinar on Thursday on How to land a job in venture capital, hosted by senior startups/VC reporter Melia Russell.
The panel featured a talent recruiter from Accel, one from Kleiner Perkins and a VC partner at Index Ventures.
All of them admitted that breaking into the venture world is hard, but offered insight into how to do so.
Those who dream of a VC career can start taking steps today, such as analyzing companies, practicing presenting them and getting plugged into the Twitter VC world.
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