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Venture Capital 101 : The Guide for Everything you Need
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      Venture Capital 101 : The Guide for Everything you Need to Know
    • Table of Contents
    • What is Venture Capital?
      • Venture Hierarchy
      • Who Invests Where
      • Funding Stages
      • How Do VCs Make Money
    • On Breaking into Venture Capital
      • What VC Look For: Skills You Should Have
        • Where Should I Work?
        • On Sourcing Companies
          • How To: Source Startups
          • How to Cold Outreach a Founder (Template)
        • On Writing Investment Memos
          • How To: Write an Investment Memo
          • Investment Memo Template
        • On Evaluating Companies/ Due Diligence
          • How To: Evaluate Startups
      • Building a Brand
      • On Finding A Venture Job/Internship
        • Venture Job Board
          • Venture Capital Cold Outreach (Template)
          • Venture Scouting & Fellowships
        • How to Ace the Venture Interview
    • Congrats! You Got the Job - What to Expect & How to Succeed
      • Venture Compensation $$$
      • How to Prepare for Your 1st Day on the Job
      • A Day in the Life of a VC
    • Templates, Resource, Podcasts & More
      • Templates
        • Investor Deal Flow CRM Template
        • Personal CRM Template
        • How to Cold Outreach a Founder (Template)
        • Venture Capital Cold Outreach (Template)
      • Resources & Links
        • Venture Capital Terms 101

Venture Capital 101 : The Guide for Everything you Need to Know

A collection of everything you need to know as you break into the world of venture capital.


Hi I’m Jonathan. I’m the founder of GenZScouts, XIR at Brex, and investor over at Daydream Ventures. Previously, I was in venture at GSV and also do venture capital/ startup Tik Toks @venturecapitalguy. Over the last 2 years, I’ve met with tons of students and people in tech interested in the world of venture capital circling on how to break into this opaque industry which is the main reason for me creating this guide.
When I was a student looking to break into the world of startups & venture, I wish I had something like this guide which is going to be a compilation of all the resources I wish I had when I was trying to break into the space.
In this guide, I’ll cover:
Ready to Jump In? Let’s Go →

💙 Got questions or feedback? Feel free to reach out via (DMs open)! Cheers!


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