Undergraduate Blog/Career Development

A Perspective on Venture Capital

This blog post was written by Peer Career Ambassador, Luke Martiros ’21.

你觉得当你听到关于创投业的哪两个词?硅谷。有一个性感的,几乎神秘内涵那个地方和行业作为一个整体。提供最具创新,带动人们试图通过企业破坏现状的工作是有趣的。且在实习风险企业,而不是在山谷中,它没有辜负人们的期望。并没有。

风险投资是不是一个领域,许多大学生选择追求的事业马上毕业的大学生。beplay官网地址我想这可以归结为几个原因,其中包括入门级的职位的机会有限,缺乏对行业的认识,和金融知识,因为有些察觉,只能通过采取像投资银行或私人领域实现的基础股权第一。虽然所有这些原因都有效,没有人表示原因的前瞻性实习生应避而远之。有超过一千风险投资公司在美国独自一人,所以如果你努力把他们的优势存在大量的机会。

Where can you start? Look through Babson’s alumni directory, talk to professors, and reach out to firms to see if they have positions available. Even if they don’t have an open position, they might be willing to create one for you if they see the value that you will bring. In regards to the lack of awareness issue and the need for prior experience, they are intertwined. There is a lack of awareness about the industry because there is so much pressure to pursue a career in investment banking or private equity first. When students feel that pressure, they are nudged to look into one industry rather than the other. Those who do enjoy fields like IB or PE should go forth with that passion, but those who do not, should not feel obligated to put themselves through years of unhappiness. There are alternative ways to reach your goals.

If you are able to secure a VC internship, here are some insights into the life of an intern. At an entry-level position, your time will be focused on a variety of things. Some of these include researching how to raise more money for the firm, performing diligence on prospective companies, creating marketing material, and many other tasks. What makes the field of venture capital unique, however, is not so much what you do. It is the people. Whether it be a founder or an investor, your colleagues are intellectual and idiosyncratic people. Surrounding yourself with these types of people is fun and you learn a lot. All of this being said, if you enjoy a stimulating work environment, I would look into the field!