VC 101 Training Videos

These videos are derived from VCIC director Patrick Vernon’s book, Venture Capital Strategy: How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist. The videos are from Part I of the book, which is an overview of the VC industry. Part II of the book details a due diligence framework called “VC Razor.” Excerpts from the book may be found at www.vcrazor.com.

The VCIC Student Experience

Venture Capital Defined

VC Job 1: Fundraise

VC Job 2: Invest in Startups

VC Job 3: Help Startups Grow

Recommended Books from the VCIC Community

Venture Deals

co-authored by Jason Mendelson
Long-time VCIC judge and formerly with the Foundry Group.

Venture Capital Strategy

by Patrick Vernon
VCIC global coordinator and professor of strategy.

Secrets of Sand Hill Road

by Scott Kupor
VCIC judge and partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

Other Suggested VC Resources

Axios Pro Rata emails: Daily industry emails from VCIC judge Dan Primack.
Fred Wilson’s Blog: One of the most prolific VC bloggers.
Feld’s Thoughts: Brad Feld of Foundry Group and Techstars, co-author Venture Deals.
Techcrunch: Keep current on technology trends.
Venturebeat: another chance to be current with industry affairs.
VC job blog: John Gannon’s blog has numerous helpful resources.
Crunchbase: an imperfect but largely free database of venture deals.
Check to see if your school has a subscription to Pitchbook, Dealbook or CapitalIQ
There are many, many more great free resources out there to learn about venture capital.