The Touch Mba Admissions Podcast

What do MBA applicants need to know about MBA careers in venture capital? Darren invites his friend Garrett to share his experience, both as an MBA student looking to break into venture capital and as an interviewer for Hewlett Packard Ventures. Garret has worked in venture capital and related jobs in San Francisco for 7 years – don’t miss his hard-earned insights into the industry! This is Part 3 of our MBA Career Series. Looking for more career-related podcasts? Click here. Questions Garrett’s background (4:50 ) What do venture capitalists do? (9:56) What work background & experience are venture capital (VC) firms looking for? (17:00) The importance of networking to break into the industry (20:39 ) How helpful are business school reputations and rankings in recruiting (23:40) Common entry points into VC as an MBA? (25:34) The (lack of a) recruiting process in VC (26:10) How VC’s and startups perceive MBAs (28:50) Interviewing with VCs - what you need to know (32:21) Traits of successful VCs (35:38) Be