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
co-authored by Jason Mendelson
Long-time VCIC judge and formerly with the Foundry Group.
by Patrick Vernon
VCIC global coordinator and professor of strategy.
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.
There are many, many more great free resources out there to learn about venture capital.