38: How To Break into Venture Capital Without an Ivy League Degree or Money

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The Eunice Ajim Show

Eunice Ajim

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38: How To Break into Venture Capital Without an Ivy League Degree or Money

The Eunice Ajim Show

15 minutes 24 seconds

1 year ago

38: How To Break into Venture Capital Without an Ivy League Degree or Money

In this episode, Eunice Ajim discusses unconventional ways of getting into venture capital without an Ivy League degree or a lot of money. She highlights the example of Harry Stebbings, who used social media to invite top VCs to join his podcast and eventually became a successful VC himself.

Eunice provides actionable steps for breaking into VC, such as starting to invest on your own, doubling down on industry expertise, building a competitive edge, gaining work experience, and networking with investment prospects. She also emphasizes the importance of sharing investment thinking online and helping startups and portfolio companies.

Takeaways

You can break into venture capital without an Ivy League degree or a lot of money.
Start investing on your own and consider crowdfunding platforms.
Double down on industry expertise and share your investment thinking online.
Build a competitive edge by leveraging your audience and networking with investment prospects.
Gain work experience and build a reputation by working with great startups.
Consider getting an MBA or founding a successful company to open doors in VC.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Unconventional Ways of Getting into Venture Capital

01:23 Building a Network and Using Social Media to Connect with VCs

03:11 Taking Action: Start Investing and Double Down on Industry Expertise

05:19 Building a Competitive Edge and Leveraging Your Audience

06:47 Gaining Work Experience and Building a Reputation

09:10 Getting an MBA and Founder Success

10:04 Preparing a Market Thesis and Networking for Investment Prospects

11:54 Sharing Investment Thinking Online and Doing Unofficial Internships

13:53 Helping Startups and Portfolio Companies

15:16 Conclusion

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