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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
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      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
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What is Venture Capital?
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The Basics : What is Venture Capital?

Startups are able to operate through funding provided by venture capital firms. In return, venture capital firms are able to get equity from these startups that they hope will give them returns
Venture capital is a very risky business, out of 25 investments, an average of about 2-3 companies may yield returns that make up for the failures for the other companies
Venture capital may often focus on investing in the right team over metrics such revenue

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Should I do VC?

You want to learn more about how to invest in startups
You enjoy startups more than working at a big corporate firm
You are a mix of analytical and social and enjoy talking to founders
You are a doer and will go out of your way to find startups
You want to make a ton of connections with entrepreneurs and investors

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