Just land a VC interview? Here's an 8-step interview prep checklist to follow

Hi! I’m glad you’re here. You’ve made it to issue #8 of VC Demystified🪄.

My name’s Nicole - I’m a Principal at an early stage venture fund, and I know firsthand that VC can often be a black box. Breaking into the industry may feel daunting and resources can seem scarce and inaccessible. I wanted to put together a newsletter to give others the playbook I wish I had when I first started.

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Today’s deep dive: An 8-step interview prep checklist to follow after landing a VC interview

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An 8-step interview prep checklist to follow after landing a VC interview

Have a VC interview coming up? Congrats, you’ve accomplished step one! BUT now you need to prepare for the interview.

Knowing where to start can be hard. There are many resources online that will tell you different things, but I’ve aggregated a simple checklist you can utilize to get you prepared for interview #1. This was put together leveraging my own experience and the experiences of other aspiring VCs. I’d say if you do all 8 steps of this checklist, you should be well-suited to nail nearly any first round interview.

The checklist is bucketed into 5 categories:

Bucket #1: Firm specific research you should be doing
Bucket #2: Preparation on your background & story
Bucket #3: VC market trends to study
Bucket #4: Startup pitch selection and practice
Bucket #5: Question list for your interviewer

In this issue, I’ll be giving you an easy 8-step checklist to follow to nail your first VC interview. Hopefully this relieves some interview prep stress and makes you feel more confident going into your VC interview.

Let’s get into it!

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