For our research project on VC/private equity deal origination, Renny Monaghan of Salesforce pointed me to a 2008 Dreamforce panel on Asset Managers and How They Power Their Businesses with Salesforce CRM. The video and Powerpoint are downloadable here. My notes follow. I think the most interesting point came from Erik Yewell, who said, “We...
[Continue Reading]Raising Fund X: Trends in Private Equity Fundraising and Fund Evaluation
I enjoyed listening to a panel this morning sponsored by Broadgate Consultants on “Raising Fund “x”: Trends in Private Equity Fundraising and Fund Evaluation.” My rough notes follow: Panelists were: Dr. Oliver Gottschalg, Assistant Professor of Strategy and Business Policy, < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />HEC School of Management; Co-director, HEC-INSEAD Buyout Research...
[Continue Reading]Getting a Venture Capital Job: Fighting Upstream
(This was originally written in 2002-03, but still relevant today.) Getting a VC job: fighting upstream By Mark Cicirelli Mcicirelli(at)mba2002.hbs.edu I have compiled what I hope are helpful observations from my job search since finishing my MBA this June. Be warned that my advice is most relevant to those at the same stage of career...
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