Scott B.

Scott B.

5.0

Break into VC | Investor at Lightspeed

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Studied at Columbia Business School

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Works at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Available tomorrow at 2:30 PM UTC

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Scott's Coaching Offerings

Pay as you go

Get help with Skill Building, Deal Sourcing, and .

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Scott’s Venture Capital Qualifications

Experience level: Senior Associate

I have >10 years of investment experience across three different asset classes. This has allowed me to build a unique framework to capital allocation in the VC space. I broke into Venture Capital with 0 years of experience, in a market where I had no network, during a recessionary period. I can coach on (i) network building, (ii) thesis creation, (iii) interview prep, (iv) case studies and (v) IC pitches. I am happy to share frameworks for analyzing management teams and ranking idea quality. There are many ways to probe founders to gain insights beyond what they intend to disclose. I am happy to share my learnings.

Scott can help with:

Skill Building

Deal Sourcing

LinkedIn Review

Cover Letters

Resume Review

Networking Strategy

Due Diligence

Investment Evaluation

Salary Negotiation

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About Scott

I spent my first 9 years working as an Analyst at a c. $4B long/short hedge fund allocating capital across the US, Europe, and Asia. My sector coverage included TMT, consumer, internet, and medtech. After 9 years, I attended grad school at Columbia, where I secured a summer position with Francisco Partners and completed two full deal cycles on both (i) the software and (ii) the growth equity team. Post grad school, I transitioned into VC by landing a role at Lightspeed. I secured all three roles without the traditional investment bank to PE to Hedge Fund background. As a result, I can work with both (i) current analysts on best practices in research, ideation, etc. and (ii) prospective analysts with unconventional backgrounds on standing out during the interviewing process.

Why do I coach?

I coach for the love of the game. In the finance world, people are quick to tell you what you can and can't achieve based on your background. I don't buy it, and am here to help you buck the trend.

Work Experience

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Investor

Lightspeed Venture Partners

September 2023 - Present

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Summer Associate

Francisco Partners

2022 - 2022

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Analyst

Sylebra Capital

2012 - 2021

Education

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Columbia Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA

2021 - 2023

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UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

(i) BS Business Administration, (ii) BA Psychology

2006 - 2010

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