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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting.

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How to Be a VC: Being Open

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I always get asked how to get into VC and so I think a lot about what it takes to do the job well. Practicing the word no as many times as a VC does means you have to fight not to have your mind close on you. For some, VC is about the picking rather than the fostering and growing. In venture capital, you say "no" a lot.

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What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now?

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Picking a VC is hard. So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. Most VCs are book smart. VCs should be more of a coach than proscriptively telling you what to do. You want a VC who will spar with you but then STFU and let you get on with things.

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The Amazing Disappearing VC

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A number of VC firms have hired specialists in the area of recruiting. One of my potential investors called me the "lean VC". I mean, if you don't know any developers, how you are meeting them when they build something that you can fund? Others have partners with expertise in PR. That's why I really don't want any of it.

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You Can’t Rely on a VC for Your Hardest Decisions

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*. What is the role of a VC for entrepreneurs? I suppose it can be different for every founder and for different VCs but I’d like to offer you some context on what I think it is and it isn’t. The develop so much conviction that they can solve it that they do the most difficult thing one can do with one’s ego.

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The Bad Advice Diverse Founders are Given Around Fundraising

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So if you're a super early stage with just a prototype, you might not think that a VC fund is the right fit for you--so you wind up at an angel group. So, while BBV is a *VC fund*, there's very little question that I'm backing founders earlier than an angel group like Golden Seeds, regardless of who the founder is.

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Who the hell is this guy? Thoughts on being a career VC

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How about as a VC? Fred has basically always been a VC, Mike was a reporter, and Jim worked in product marketing and management consulting. Surely--but then I realize how difficult it is to be an early stage VC in NYC. At least then you'd imagine that your advice isn't *that* bad because at least you've got some experience.

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