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TVS 021 – Venture Capital with Charlie O’Donnell Part II


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In Part II of the Venture Capital Overview with Charlie O’Donnell, we continue our conversation about VC, entrepreneurship, and more! Please see note details below, and hope that you enjoy 🙂

* How did your experience running a startup help you with your VC experience?
* How a 7-year time frame correlates to understanding a cycle and getting good at VC investing.
* Anchor investors and the challenges of raising a first round fund, and then a second round fund.
* How early stage investing is different from later stage investing?
* What are the pros and cons of New York vs. Silicon Valley for a career in technology?
* Why some people may see Venture Capitalists as “Jerks”
* Advice for those interested in working in Venture Capital

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