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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 $$$
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        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

How to Prepare for Your 1st Day on the Job

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Continue to build your brand

Build out your brand and reputation as a VC
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Be prepared to network

One of your VC responsibilities will be to build relationships with entrepreneurs & also other VCs to share deal flow.
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Be open-minded

The founders you talk to probably know more about the space than you. You’ll be learning a lot of new information constantly, so be open-minded and willing to soak it all in.
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Ask Questions

Always ask questions and never stop learning
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Research

Start doing market deep dives and research into the space you will be focused on investing in
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