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Topic Name: Getting a VC job after Undergrad
Message Name: Go, Girl!
Date Posted: 06/27/2001
In Reply To: Because of sheer luck and by networking I landed a summer internship at a small, privately owned vc firm based in Manhattan. What's unusual is that: 1. I'm a Hispanic female (43 years old) 2. I'm an undergrad (senior) at NYU's Stern School of Business 3. My majors are in marketing/ management 4. My financial knowledge/skills are relatively weak So, it's true what they say: it frequently takes luck, networking and charisma (many say I have that) to get inside a vc firm. I also started a small business in the early 90s. I hope to test the vc waters and improve/work on my financial knowledge/skills and see if I want to enter this career.
Message: You're an inspiration, you know. I'm 42 and trying to do somthing like you're doing...get into a certain field without a related degree or direct experience but with the right attitude and applicable work skills. I'm a girl but I have balls, brains, and a can-do attitude. Sounds like you do, too. Good luck!

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