How to Successfully Land a Job in Venture Capital

Venture capital almost never hires off a job board, and most candidates spend their energy on the wrong things because of it. This session covers how VC recruiting actually works: why relationships and targeted outreach matter more than a polished resume, how to figure out which funds and stages fit your background, and what interviewers are really testing for when they ask you to pitch a company. Deepak has sat on the investing side of VC for over a decade and now spends his time helping candidates break in, so he has seen the process from both chairs. That perspective is useful if you are trying to figure out where your actual background, not a generic pitch, fits into a firm's thesis.