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Nicole DeTommaso

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Why VCs passed on the better idea

Aug 16, 2026

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4 min read

Why VCs passed on the better idea

Two founders, same market, same month. Only one got funded

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
How I broke into VC in 3 months

Aug 9, 2026

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6 min read

How I broke into VC in 3 months

My detailed journey

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
How carry actually gets paid out

Aug 2, 2026

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5 min read

How carry actually gets paid out

Two types of carry distribution structures

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
VC platform roles & compensation

Jul 26, 2026

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3 min read

VC platform roles & compensation

What each pillar does and what it pays at every level

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
How VC fund math works (simple)

Jul 19, 2026

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4 min read

How VC fund math works (simple)

Investments and outcomes

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
A big reason juniors leave VC firms

Jul 12, 2026

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4 min read

A big reason juniors leave VC firms

It's the investment committee sturcture, not the job itself

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
What "leading" a round actually means

Jul 5, 2026

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5 min read

What "leading" a round actually means

And why it changes your entire job

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
3 unique ways people broke into VC (steal these)

Jun 28, 2026

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3 min read

3 unique ways people broke into VC (steal these)

None of them involved a perfect resume.

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
I think my own industry shrinks in 5 years

Jun 21, 2026

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4 min read

I think my own industry shrinks in 5 years

4 honest predictions from someone working in VC

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
8 steps of a VC interview process (2026 updated)

Jun 14, 2026

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3 min read

8 steps of a VC interview process (2026 updated)

The VC interview process from application to offer, today

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
2 junior VCs I know write checks full time. Neither raised a traditional fund.

Jun 7, 2026

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6 min read

2 junior VCs I know write checks full time. Neither raised a traditional fund.

The 3 vehicles every aspiring VC should know

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
How I tell aspiring VCs to find their 25 target firms

May 31, 2026

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3 min read

How I tell aspiring VCs to find their 25 target firms

Start with startups. Work backward to the investors.

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
Demystifying secondaries

May 24, 2026

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5 min read

Demystifying secondaries

How the private secondary market actually works

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
The best time to break into VC

May 17, 2026

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4 min read

The best time to break into VC

Why most people time it wrong

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
7 types of LPs. Each one changes what your VC needs from you.

May 10, 2026

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7 min read

7 types of LPs. Each one changes what your VC needs from you.

The investors behind your investors shape everything.

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
A clever way to build a VC track record without a VC job

May 3, 2026

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6 min read

A clever way to build a VC track record without a VC job

How to build a fantasy portfolio in 8 steps

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
I've spoken to 10 international VC candidates this year. Here's what nobody tells them.

Apr 26, 2026

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5 min read

I've spoken to 10 international VC candidates this year. Here's what nobody tells them.

4 things I tell every international candidate

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
I built my VC network from scratch in 45 days. Here's the one thing that made it work

Apr 19, 2026

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4 min read

I built my VC network from scratch in 45 days. Here's the one thing that made it work

It starts with who you reach out to.

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
In 2026, most deal flow emails hurt VC candidates

Apr 12, 2026

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10 min read

In 2026, most deal flow emails hurt VC candidates

Here's the format I actually respond to

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
I've replied to 3 cold emails from VC candidates in the last year. Here's exactly what they did.

Apr 5, 2026

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3 min read

I've replied to 3 cold emails from VC candidates in the last year. Here's exactly what they did.

The cold email formula

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
You won't get a VC offer without passing this step first

Mar 29, 2026

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12 min read

You won't get a VC offer without passing this step first

And most candidates don't even know it's happening

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
In 2026, VC interviews require this

Mar 22, 2026

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3 min read

In 2026, VC interviews require this

Are you prepared?

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
Finding open VC roles before they're public (no network required)

Mar 15, 2026

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3 min read

Finding open VC roles before they're public (no network required)

Fund lifecycles predict hiring. Here's how to track them.

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
How to build a sourcing engine that VCs actually value

Mar 8, 2026

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11 min read

How to build a sourcing engine that VCs actually value

What I did, what I'd do differently, and the step-by-step process I'd follow today

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
You're doing the VC job search wrong

Mar 1, 2026

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12 min read

You're doing the VC job search wrong

Five blind spots I keep seeing and what to do instead

Nicole DeTommaso
Nicole DeTommaso
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