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Nicole DeTommaso 🪄

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Tweet about All Things VC. Providing insights to demystify the industry🪄. Investor @HarlemCapital | @Columbia alum | 🇵🇷🏳️‍🌈 (she/her)

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I went from VC intern to Principal in 3 years. Here’s the secret: Play an ACTIVE role in your professional journey. What do I mean by that? - Do NOT wait for things to come to you - Create opportunities for yourself - Maximize your surface area for success - Go above & beyond

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Some startups get 10x multiples. Others get 1x. Same revenue. Different business model. Founders focus on how much revenue they generate. Investors focus on what kind of revenue it is. Here’s the math: A B2B SaaS startup with $100M ARR might trade at 10x revenue = $1B

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Early pitch decks of Unicorns🦄 At the early stage, we expect founders to sell us on their vision, usually in the form slides. Check out the early pitch decks of 5 billion dollar companies. - Tinder - Airbnb - Buzzfeed - Coinbase - LinkedIn Would you have believed their

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VC compensation at funds <$500M in size is VERY different to compensation at funds >$500M in size. VC compensation depends heavily on firm size and fund performance. And the delta grows with more senior positions. If you're breaking into venture, or thinking about making the

VC compensation at funds &lt;$500M in size is VERY different to compensation at funds &gt;$500M in size.

VC compensation depends heavily on firm size and fund performance.

And the delta grows with more senior positions.

If you're breaking into venture, or thinking about making the
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The back door into VC that no one talks about: Angel investing. ✔️ Meet founders ✔️ Diligence companies ✔️ Provide value add support ✔️ Observe companies scaling Basically everything you do as a VC. The catch: It’s before you break in. Getting started is the hardest part.

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Investment banking skills needed in VC distilled into 5 simple guides 👇 You can learn these fast. Evaluating a VC investment. The critical components of a VC exit model → lnkd.in/gjhyd7fw Public Comparables Part 1: The role of public comps in VC exit math →