vc resources.
I started my career in non-profits & advocacy in the LGBTQ+ space before becoming an impact investor. Imposture syndrome was (and still sometimes is) real as I found myself building a firm in a new category surrounded by Ivy MBAs and former investment bankers.
While a lot of "vc guides" are noise, a few things have helped me along the way to sharpen my skills and understand both the business and service of being an investor.
financial modeling
Coming from a nontechnical background and VC being my first role in finance I discovered I needed to learn the basics on modeling. If you find yourself in that position, go see Zach: https://modelingforventure.capital/course-instructor/
- Affordable cohort
- Peer-to-peer learning
- Access to workbooks and new ways of thinking about VC modeling
Also, this man, Aswath Damodaran, on youtube.
vc 101
- Plexo Capital: GPx Raise (VC learning cohort with free online modules, great for understanding economics and the business side of VC Funds)
- Term Sheet 101
- Venture Valuation
- AWIS - ways to think like an investor
- VC 101 (Pillar VC)
- All Raise (women-focus)
Books
- Venture Deals
- Start Up Boards
- Secrets of Sandhill road
- The Business of Venture Capital: The Art of Raising a Fund, Structuring Investments, Portfolio Management, and Exits (Wiley Finance) 3rd edition
networking groups (primarily for full time VCs)
- National: EVCA, GenZVC
- Regional: NEVN (New England), BioBreak
- Women-specific: Women in Bio, Global Women in VC, Breaking 7%, The Capital Network Women in Healthcare, Women leading Healthcare
mentoring opportunities
- VC University
- Gener8tor
- TechStars
events & conferences
general
healthcare
environmental/climate
- Change4Impact Conference & Hackathon
- Green Future Conference & Startup Challenge
- RETASTE: Rethink Food Waste
- Impact Days
- **https://sosvclimatetech.com/**
- **https://therecursive.com/best-sustainability-conferences-founders-see/**
- https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/cop26
- **https://events.withintelligence.com/womensventurecapitalsummit**
- **https://ilpa.org/events-trainings/womens-venture-capital-summit/**
women-focused
- With Intelligence: Women Venture Capital Summit (GPs)
- All Raise Annual Summit (women-only)
portfolio construction