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breaking into VC |
| Message Name: |
Disparaging comments |
| Date Posted: |
05/03/2001 |
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On the matter of "top10 or nothing" - who are you people? Let me assure you that your school pedigree is not the be all and end all w/ respect to VC/finance success.
I've made a number of contacts with people involved in the above, who manage funds in excess of $500MM, who also haven't graduate degrees.
It's not where you go, it's who you know that's important. And while elaborate networks can be fastened @ bschool, so can they be @ unrelated social functions.
stupid undergrads, post something useful for a change. |
| Message: |
You know, I've read alot of posts on vault.com, and can't get over how individuals under the safe cloak of anonymity feel the need to browbeat and disparage people trying to exchange information in a positive light. This is particularly true in the investment banking boards, and I find it particularly disheartening to see it here.
I CAN ASSURE YOU, I am not as you would term a, "stupid undergrad" (although I can only begin to guess at your background...) I find it hard to believe if I were to meet you at said "unrelated social functions" you would have anything worth saying to me considering how you treat people in this forum. I also find it hard to believe that you've made any decent networks with your utter lack of respect and knowledge of social mores.
Anyhow, I'm sure there are numerous individuals who don't have graduate degrees who are managing funds and having success. I'm also sure that they come from many varied experiences and backgrounds. That said, there are apparently no direct "paths" to VC. The top-ten MBA is the closest thing to a "sure thing" for entering VC.
So, why don't you "post something useful" and tell us how you made these supposed contacts? That would add to the quality of the exchange here, instead of making people defensive due to your derogatory remarks.
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