Blake Barney

I spent two years at Bain, mostly in the private equity group doing diligence on tight deal timelines, then moved into venture at Salt, where I work on sourcing and evaluating early-stage companies. I help manage one of our funds end to end from sourcing to diligence to portfolio management. I went from a non-target school to consulting to VC fast, and I learned a lot along the way. Happy to talk through any of it: how consulting recruiting actually works, what a first-year associate at Bain does all day, how people break into venture without an MBA, or whether VC is even the right goal for you. If the early stage is your passion or goal. I am your guy.