How to pick the right VC firm to work at | Amplify Partners
Whether you are trying to break into venture or already in and trying to figure out where to go next, here is my advice from 2 decades of hiring and promoting junior VCs.
How to pick the right VC firm to work at | Amplify Partners Projects to Know Issue 128 Read Now Menu Thoughts How to pick the right VC firm to work at Mike Dauber Share June 2, 2026 A friend of mine once interviewed at a venture firm that no longer exists (funny how that works). Every alarm bell that could possibly go off was going off during the process. Red flags everywhere. Sirens blaring. And yet, he pressed ahead anyway. One of the junior team members invited him out to drinks with two other associates. My friend showed up at the bar, and one associate was already there. The other two had
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