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Is any decent VC going to even consider a candidate that doesn't fall into: 1. Somebody they already know or is vetted by a trusted source 2. Somebody with a
by s17n 4y ago
Is any decent VC going to even consider a candidate that doesn't fall into:
1. Somebody they already know or is vetted by a trusted source
2. Somebody with a pretty specific background for entry level jobs (ivy league/mckinsey/banking) or an incredibly specific background for higher up jobs (successful founder or investor)?
- AbiTyasTunggal 4y agoCan't speak for every VC fund but one of the best ones in Australia, Blackbird, does all their initial screening anonymously with no CV. So yes, it's possible at least at some funds!
- Terry_Roll 4y agoAs someone offered VC money by a discrete but high profile US investor who flew to the UK to meet their potential protege's, there is a lot of behind the scenes background checking and vetting going on. You wont know you are being checked out either, lots of stock market listed companies do this to potential customers as a matter of course. When you get wise to it, you can actually be unsettled by the techniques used because private investigators would use similar techniques, but when you are investing alot of money, these people like to know where their money is going, this isnt a confetti throwing party! There is so much PR management in place to keep things discrete and quiet.
- brian-armstrong 4y ago> There is so much PR management in place to keep things discrete and quiet. Ah yes, the well-known anti-real number discrimination ;)
- Terry_Roll 4y agoJust be thankful I dont have to prove anything to a random on the internet! Now that would be absurd. ;)