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We support early-career professionals in the VC and startup ecosystem. Every week, we send out a newsletter to keep you up-to-date with top job postings, company deep dives, and executive interviews from within the VC ecosystem. Join thousands of early-career funders and founders.

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Good morning everyone, 📹New Episode Alert📹 In today's episode of Unlocking Venture Capital💼🔓, Sydney⁠ sits down with ⁠Michaela Gordon, former analyst at The Westly Group⁠ (a venture firm with $800 million in AUM) and creator of The Early newsletter 📰. In this episode, hear from Michaela as she will: 🌟 Discuss the creation of The Early, her newsletter that evolved from a job board to a valuable resource for early-career VCs and aspiring investors. 🌟 Explores the changing landscape of VC recruiting, from the boom times to the current competitive market, and offers insights on how to stand out. 🌟 Reveals lesser-known aspects of VC life, including the importance of networking and the self-directed nature of many analyst roles. 🌟 Highlights her focus on finding innovation opportunities in antiquated industries, using hardware design as an example of an untapped market. 🌟 Demystifies angel investing for early-career professionals, explaining how to get started with smaller investments and alternative platforms. 🌟 Emphasizes the importance of sharing insights and research, even as an aspiring VC, to build credibility and connections in the industry. 🌟 Explain the skyrocketing trend of angel investing, as Michaela delves into the compelling reasons behind its increasing allure. Discover how angel investing empowers individuals to seize control of their financial destiny and build wealth by investing in promising startups early in their careers, even without the traditional accredited investor status. This episode is a must-listen for aspiring VCs, early-career investors, and anyone interested in the evolving landscape of venture capital and the unique perspectives of younger professionals in the field 🎧🌟. Links for the full episode and Michaela's newsletter in the comments 🔗👇. #VentureCapital #AngelInvesting #Startups #Tech #EarlyCareerVC #WomenInVC #NetworkingTips #CareerAdvice #WealthBuilding
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🚨A few of this week’s live VC roles shared in the latest The Early newsletter: VC Intern at Mangusta Capital Capital (SF Bay Area): https://lnkd.in/gMXHDXV8 VC Analyst Springbank (Hybrid - New York, NY): https://lnkd.in/gP_TQaEh VC Investor at Pascal Capital (Hybrid - SF Bay Area): https://lnkd.in/gkHx6pEk Senior Associate at XAnge (Paris, FR): https://lnkd.in/gcJeHpVy Research Associate at Forerunner Ventures (SF Bay Area): https://lnkd.in/g2X5zH7F ➡ Subscribe to our free newsletter to get live VC roles straight to your inbox every week: https://lnkd.in/gtVadAx6 ➡ Check out the full VC job board: https://lnkd.in/gdM92Smn #vc #venturecapital #roles #hiring #earlycareer #theearly

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At The Early, we've covered a range of topics related to breaking into the world of venture capital, but what about career paths post-VC? 🤔 In our latest newsletter, we're thrilled to feature rohit bhatia, who transitioned from his career as a VC investor at Grand Ventures to product management, most recently as a Lead PM at Chipper. 👏 He dives into his VC-to-PM journey, including: - The different career paths he considered when transitioning from VC (including strategy, ops, product, & others) - How his VC skill set helped prepare him for a career in product - Ways to frame VC experiences when interviewing for PM jobs - Advice for early-career VCs wanting to break into PM as their next role ... and more! A huge thank you to Rohit for the awesome insights 🎉 ➡ Check out the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/gj2D2C8p ➡ Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly posts: https://lnkd.in/gtVadAx6

Career Paths Post-VC? | The Early is back!

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🚨 Adverb Ventures is hiring an early-career investor! Amazing opportunity to join a superstar team. Check out the role below ⬇ You can also find a live list of open VC roles on our job board ➡ https://lnkd.in/gdM92Smn #adverbventures #vc #hiring #venturecapital #roles #theearly

Adverb Ventures

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We are cooking with gas (or perhaps convection?) over here at Adverb - and on the hunt for an early-stage investor to join us! We invest $500k to $5M in ambitious founders in the earliest stages of building. In our first year, we've backed 15 companies across a wide range of industries including consumer, fintech, enterprise and moonshot frontier investments in biotech and beyond. We get to partner with seasoned serial entrepreneurs and founders in the earliest stages of their careers. Every day is a different, we work collaboratively as a team, and there is no ceiling on the amount of impact you can have. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply here: https://lnkd.in/gAZa_iiH

We’re hiring an early career investor | Notion

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🚨 A few live VC roles just posted to The Early's job board ⬇ Investment Associate at Energy Impact Partners (Europe, Multiple Locations): https://lnkd.in/gx5unCxQ VC Associate at H/L Ventures (New York, NY): https://h-l.vc/careers/ Investment Associate at McRock Capital (Toronto, CAN): https://lnkd.in/gh-pKjBs Associate at Forge Ventures (Singapore): https://lnkd.in/gnsr-Dsm Communications & Media Relations Manager at Pivotal Ventures (Washington, D.C. / Seattle / Kirkland, WA): https://lnkd.in/gRbG3DJY ➡ Subscribe to our free newsletter to get live VC roles straight to your inbox every week: https://lnkd.in/gtVadAx6 ➡ Check out the full VC job board: https://lnkd.in/gdM92Smn #vc #venturecapital #roles #hiring #earlycareer

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🚨F-Prime Capital is hiring a VC associate! Check out the role here ⬇️ #vc #hiring #roles #associate #venturecapital

Betsy Mulé

Early Stage Investor @ F-Prime Capital | B2B Software & Robotics
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I’m so excited to share that we’re adding a new associate to the F-Prime Capital Tech Team! If you are passionate about technology, want to experience the full scope of the VC role, and are eager to be a member of an awesome team, keep reading! I can personally vouch for the fact that our associates have a tremendous amount of freedom and responsibility. We offer ample mentorship with a wide range of autonomy, and our associates are active participants across the full range of investment activities. Sound fun? Check out the full job description at the link in the comments section below for more information and application instructions.

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True Search is one of the largest executive search firms in the world, placing thousands of candidates each year into top-tier roles in VC and growth equity, among other industries. 🚀 In today's newsletter, we're thrilled to share a conversation with Joseph Galin, Senior Associate at True 👏 We dive into the world of VC search and recruiting, including: - A background on True and how search firms operate - The key skills and experiences VC firms look for in applicants - How applicants from non-investing backgrounds can best position themselves for VC recruiting - Patterns Joseph has observed among successful VC candidates - Common VC interview mistakes (and how to avoid them) ... and more! A huge thank you to Joseph and the True team for sharing these insights 🎉 ➡ Check out the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/g5UGFEPG ➡ Subscribe to our newsletter for weekly posts: https://lnkd.in/gtVadAx6

💡Insider Tips for Cracking VC Recruiting feat. True Search

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🚨 New Stack Ventures is hiring a VC analyst to join their team! See more on the role below ⬇️ #vc #venturecapital #hiring #roles #analyst

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General Partner at New Stack Ventures, Founder & Host of The Full Ratchet, Danaher alum
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Happy Friday everyone! I could use your help! New Stack is on the lookout for a bright, driven early-career individual to join our investment team as an Analyst. We are growing and seeking someone passionate about VC with fast learning agility. Please re-share and help us spread the word! TY!! Candidates can Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gScZ2-6u #hiring #analyst #VC #opportunity

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Patrick Lee is the CEO of Fanverse and Co-Founder of Rotten Tomatoes, Hobo Labs, and PKO Investments (among several others!) In this week's edition, Patrick was generous to share advice from his 30-year journey in entrepreneurship. We dive into: - Weighing speed vs. product perfection as a founder - Signals that your product is on the path to product-market fit - Qualities of founders who change the world - Taking risks vs. going the ‘cozy job’ route - Finding the ‘one thing’ pulling customers to your product A huge thank you to Patrick for this wonderful conversation! Also, a big thank you to Edwin Ong and Asian Hustle Network for collaborating to make this possible. 🍅 Read the newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gdRbE2pm 💡 Check out AHN's newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gpTq7Uhw

🍅 Take Risks, Launch Quickly, & Just Do It

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🎉 Root Ventures is hiring an investor (3-5 YOE) to join their team in investing at the intersection of hard tech and business. Check out the role below! ⬇ #vc #venturecapital #hiring #roles #seedstage

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General Partner at Root Ventures
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We're growing the investing team at Root Ventures! Apply below. Uh...some coding required. https://root.vc/

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Career Paths Post-VC? | The Early is back!

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We’re hiring an early career investor | Notion

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New Stack Ventures: Investing in Outsiders

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