Leland+ for Venture Capital

Example Market Deep Dive: LLMs in Legal Tech

Explore the impact of LLMs on the legal profession, uncovering key trends, successful applications, and risks in legal tech.

Sector Overview: Deep Tech & Defense

Learn how VC approaches the Deep Tech and Defense industries. Learn about the market, key players, metrics, and valuations.

Breaking Into VC Without the “Right” Background: What Works, What Doesn’t, What No One Tells You

Breaking into venture capital without an elite pedigree isn’t about luck, it’s about strategy. In this tactical session you’ll learn how VC firms actually evaluate candidates, beyond resumes and brand names, and how to manufacture the signals that matter. We’ll break down: What top firms optimize for (judgment, access, velocity, communication, signal) Why proof-of-work beats credentials, and how to build it How to choose a wedge so people know what you stand for A repeatable networking system that creates opportunity (not “coffee chats”) The hidden rules of VC interviews and internal decision-making A practical 30-day roadmap to become someone who’s already doing the job This isn’t generic career advice. It’s a playbook to build credibility, create leverage, and position yourself as a serious investor, even without the “right” background.

Banking to Buy-Side: IB & Venture Playbook [5/18/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you'll understand how investment banking experience translates into a credible VC narrative and where most candidates lose the thread making that transition. We'll cover how to position deal experience for early-stage fund interviews, what VC firms actually look for in candidates coming from IB versus other paths, and how to think about sourcing as a differentiator when you have limited buy-side exposure. Attending live means you can bring your specific background and get a direct read on how it lands, which a recording cannot replicate. The coach works inside this industry and will share the patterns they see across candidates who successfully make this move, giving you a real look at how practitioners evaluate this transition.

What VCs Want: Thesis, Diligence, and Deal Flow Explained

Understanding how venture capitalists evaluate startups is essential for anyone looking to break into VC or strengthen their investing skill set. In this workshop, Kenny J.—an operator and investor with experience at Google Ventures, CapitalG, Honeywell M&A, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs—will break down how VCs develop investment theses, source and evaluate deals, and run diligence with rigor. Drawing on his background evaluating 25+ early-stage opportunities, supporting $400M in transactions, and helping an autonomous trucking startup raise capital and build financial discipline, Kenny will offer a structured, no-nonsense look at the frameworks, modeling expectations, and sourcing strategies that matter most in venture.

Wine Import Venture Feasibility Model (Excel)

Excel-based feasibility and financial model for planning a wine import venture. Enter SKU-level pricing, landed costs, shipment size, channel mix.

Sector Overview: Healthcare & Digital Health

Learn about the Healthcare & Digital Health industries, their key players, metrics, valuations, and what VC's look for.

Sample Resume VC Investment Analyst

This is a sample resume template to help break into VC from a foreign/non-traditional background.

How to Stand Out in VC Recruiting

Venture capital recruiting is relationship-driven, competitive, and often opaque—and standing out requires far more than a strong resume. In this session, you’ll learn how VC firms actually evaluate candidates, what signals investing potential, and how to differentiate yourself through sourcing, market insight, and clear thinking. We’ll cover networking strategies, outreach, interview preparation, and how to demonstrate judgment and curiosity even without prior investing experience.

Sector Overview: Enterprise SaaS

Learn more about the Enterprise SaaS Industry, the market it operates in, sub-sectors, metrics, valuations, and what it means for VC.

Breaking into Venture Capital: Ask Me Anything

Venture capital recruiting can feel opaque, especially without a clear sense of how firms evaluate candidates and what actually matters in the process. In this open AMA session, you’ll get candid insights into breaking into VC, from sourcing experience and networking to interviews, skill development, and common misconceptions about the industry. Bring your questions and leave with a clearer understanding of how to position yourself and take practical next steps toward a career in venture capital.

Sector Overview: Consumer Tech

Consumer Tech has a massive market. Learn about its key growth drivers, metrics, economics, and what excites VC's.

Sector Overview: Fintech

Learn about the Fintech Industry, its sub-sectors, key players, valuations, and how VCs approach it

Breaking into Venture Capital - Ask Me Anything

Venture capital is one of the most competitive and relationship-driven industries to break into—but this AMA will give you rare, unfiltered access to someone who’s done it. Jason C. has spent the last decade building and investing in companies, from founding two startups to becoming a partner at Contrary shortly after graduating from Wharton/Lauder. He’s led investments in standout companies like Orchard Robotics, Nomic, and Endeavor AI, and his angel portfolio includes high-growth names such as Warp, Ramp, Clara, and Slingshot AI.

Unlocking Innovation in High-Context Teams

Subtle, field-tested practices to surface hidden ideas, reduce friction, and build psychological safety, with a particular focus on East Asia.

Frequently Asked Questions About Resume Writing

Many people have asked me a set of questions frequently. These questions will answer some of your questions quickly!

Sector Overview: Marketplaces

Learn about marketplaces, their key growth drivers, key players, metrics and benchmarks, and what VCs look for.

Sector Overview: AI/ML & Foundation Models

AI/ML & foundation models are huge in VC today. Check out this industry snapshot to get an industry overview, learn key metrics, industry players, and valuations.

Sector Overview: Infrastructure & Security

Learn about Infrastructure and security, their sub-sectors, metrics, valuations, and VC must-knows.