Alexandra Piedrahita (LBS MBA ‘20) joins us for the second episode of the ‘Breaking into VC’ series to tell us about her main responsibilities and typical day (or lack thereof) as a VC Associate at March Capital. Ever wondered what some of the less interesting aspects of the VC associate job are? Ale covers these topics and discusses what she likes most about her role. She also provides some helpful tips for how LBS students should spend their time when navigating the VC job market.

Check out the March Capital portfolio here: https://marchcp.com/portfolio/

2:35 - 5:300:  How is a VC firm split internally?

5:00 - 12:00:  What are the main responsibilities of a VC associate?

12:05 - 17:10: How do you source deals and screen companies?

17:10 - 22:10: Who do you work with on deals? Do you get carry?

22:15 - 24:45: What are some tasks that you didn’t expect to spend so much time on?

24:45 - 27:20: What are some aspects of the job that are less interesting?

27:20 - 29:20: What really excites you about VC?

30:00 - 32:40: Advice for LBS students looking to break into VC