This has turned into a VC bashing thread, which is unfortunate. I like VCs and don’t think it’s an easy job.
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Lots of VC career talk lately. Not as glamorous as it seems. The typical VC spends 30% of the day being 5 minutes late to calls, 25% emailing portfolio CEOs with links to competitors asking “is this competitive?”, and the rest of the time writing about why not to become a VC.
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Hey Zack, sorry I'm running late to our call. Before we start, would you consider this company called Excel competitive with Stedi? I just heard about them. If they are competitive I'd like to write a think piece on the stress of being a VC when portco's face so much competition.
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I feel uncomfortably seen
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What % is dedicated to drafting tweet-threads about companies you passed on?
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All the while getting paid.
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Leaving practically no time for heliskiing. Damn.
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Also, the typical VC doesnt make that much money.
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Who ever said VC work is, or ever was, glamorous? They monitor their portfolio, research potential investments and look for the right time to exit. If on occasion, a portfolio compant goes public and they help ring the opening bell, that's "exciting" but not necessarily glamorous
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I'm just saying, in addition to sitting on Boards (which offers them a lot of influence in industries), it's a lot of meat-and-potatoes work.
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