Career questions tagged venturecapital
How do you turn a product idea into a real business, from developing the product to finding investors and selling it?
I am a high school junior interested in industrial design and entrepreneurship. My long-term goal is to create my own product-based business. Sometimes I think of product ideas that I believe could have potential, but I don't know what the process looks like after having the idea. I want to understand how entrepreneurs develop and test a product, determine whether people actually want it, create a business around it, find manufacturers, handle things like funding and intellectual property, and eventually present the idea to investors. I would especially like to hear how you approached these steps when building your own business and what you would recommend to someone starting from zero.
Interested in VC - how to gain more experience?
Hi! I'm interested in technology and was wondering if you had any advice for gaining more experience in venture capital. I had previously done some recruitment for VC and found the process to be much less structured than for industries like consulting. I've done some research and found a few firms that I'm interested in. Do you have any advice on the recruiting process/prep for a term-time or summer internship? Thanks! #internship #career #venturecapital