Nicole DeTommaso

What no one tells you about VC: You’re on calls 70%+ of the time! You're speaking with: - New founders - Portfolio company founders - Other VCs - Operators - Third parties - Potential customers -...

General Partners at large VC firms can make over $1 million / year in cash comp. This isn’t including the potential carry upside they could receive too. But as a junior VC, there are other things...

Most VC candidates send thank you notes. The candidates who go just ONE step further usually get the job. When I was recruiting for venture roles, I started doing something simple that made a big ...

VCs get a lot of hate in the ecosystem but there actually can be a very symbiotic relationship between VCs and founders if everyone stays in their lane. Founders - build and scale the business, st...

10 venture capital firms HIRING right now 👇 Get these early & direct to your inbox → https://lnkd.in/gvK3_KJ6 Harlem Capital is hiring Summer Interns. Location: Remote https://lnkd.in/gPEARgNA ...

Love it or hate it…Andreessen Horowitz IS a market maker. The industries they invest in inevitably become hot. And I just got access to all the early stage deals (preseed to Series A) that a16z ha...

Once you get a VC interview, there's MORE work to be done. Most candidates who actually land the role, do this: Get referrals. But how? Step1: Map the firm Go to LinkedIn. Look at mutual connec...

If you’re raising a fund, I just found a great LP agreement template for you to use. This doc is basically a set of ground rules for how the fund operates. It sets the GP-LP terms. Here’s the TLD...

18 hard cap table questions you may get asked in VC interviews (with answers) 👇 Cap table questions usually come up in later stages of VC interviews. They test your understanding of: → Equity d...

8 venture capital firms HIRING right now 👇 Get these early & direct to your inbox → https://lnkd.in/gvK3_KJ6 Maveron is hiring a Chief of Staff. Location: NYC or San Francisco https://lnkd.in/gk...

Raising a VC fund? Here is the MOST comprehensive LP questionnaire I've seen for fund diligence. The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) Due Diligence Questionnaire 2.0 is the indus...

10 venture capital guides I wish I had when I was VC recruiting 5 years ago👇 18 hard cap table questions in VC interviews (with answers) ➝‬ https://lnkd.in/g3WTqqeU Why jumping into VC right afte...

11 venture capital firms HIRING right now 👇 Get these early & direct to your inbox → https://lnkd.in/gvK3_KJ6 Inspired Capital is hiring an Investor. Location: NYC https://lnkd.in/g7TEdNSB 6M...

I just got access to Anthropic’s entire employee directory. 2k+ of the most talented individuals in tech right now. The list includes: - Current position at Anthropic - Current department at Ant...

Why does every VC job have investment banking as a preferred qualification? I spent 4 years in banking. There IS a reason. For those not familiar, here is what an IB Analyst or Associate does: 1)...

99% of ppl in VC interviews can’t explain how money actually flows thru a fund. Here’s the 3-min version that will put you in the top 1%. Most people think it’s simple: VCs raise money → invest ...

I spoke with a VC recently who told me they've done 2x their fund size in SPVs with the same LP base. $90M worth of SPVs, but $45M fund size. It's a wild concept to me that you can tap your LPs ag...

9 open venture capital jobs to APPLY to today 👇 Andreessen Horowitz is hiring a Partner, Marketing (Speedrun). Location: San Francisco, CA https://lnkd.in/gtZxur4J First Round Capital is hirin...

I started at Harlem Capital as an intern. Today, I’m a Principal and I now run the program. After 25 cohorts, the outcomes continue to exceed expectations: 145+ interns trained 38% now working i...

Different paths to break into VC: Founder > VC Operator > VC Angel investor > VC Consultant > VC Banking > VC Sales > VC But also… ANY CAREER PATH > VC Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise....