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
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.