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Package Description:
Most bankers think venture capital is out of reach without a Stanford network or a famous startup exit. I received multiple VC offers coming out of investment banking by positioning my deal experience and startup scouting background the right way. At Goldman Sachs I scouted over 100 early stage startups across AI, biotech, healthcare IT, consumer and tech for venture capital clients. I learned how top VCs actually evaluate companies, what they look for in investment memos, and how they think about sourcing and portfolio construction. That inside view combined with my M&A execution background made me a compelling candidate for VC roles in a way most bankers are not. This package is for investment bankers, IR professionals and finance analysts who want to break into venture capital or corporate venture. We cover how to reframe your finance experience for VC, which funds actually hire from banking backgrounds, how to build a deal sourcing track record before you have a VC job title, how to write investment memos that impress, and how to network into a world that runs almost entirely on warm introductions.
What you'll get from this package
A VC positioning strategy that reframes your banking experience for venture capital roles
A targeted fund list and warm introduction strategy for VC firms that hire from banking
Interview prep and investment memo writing practice tailored for VC associate roles
Additional details
Coaching delivered via live sessions.
Services included:
Investment Banking Strategy
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I broke into Goldman Sachs investment banking without a finance degree. Here's how I did it. I started in biotech investor relations at one of the most active boutique IR firms in the country, advising on some of the busiest biotech IPOs during the record breaking 2020 boom year. From there I moved to Wells Fargo Securities investment banking in the REGAL group covering Real Estate, Gaming and Lodging. I worked on landmark deals including Aristocrat's $3.7B acquisition of Playtech and MGM's $3.9B sale of CityCenter, advising institutional clients like Blackstone, VICI Properties, Red Rock Resorts and Bally's. Then I lateraled to Goldman Sachs TMT and Consumer where I was exclusive buy-side advisor on Amazon's $3.9B acquisition of One Medical and Amazon's $1.7B acquisition of iRobot. I also worked on transactions for Nike, Starbucks and Nordstrom. I help two types of people. First, non-traditional candidates including non-finance majors, non-target school students and career switchers who feel like the door is closed. I got in without a finance degree and I know exactly how to position your story to get past the gatekeepers. Second, analysts at regional or middle market banks who want to lateral up to Goldman, Morgan Stanley or top boutiques. I made that exact move and I know what it takes on both sides of the table. If you think your background disqualifies you, it probably does not. Mine almost did and I found a way through anyway.
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