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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Added to your Bookmarks Add to Folder Home Notifications Chat Grok Bookmarks Profile More Post aniket @aniketeye Post See new posts Conversation Bill Gurley @bgurley "So You Want to be a VC" Im enjoying this week in Boston visiting students promoting my new book - Runnin Down a Dream. Not surprisingly, many ask me about trying to break into venture capital. I wrote a letter answering this question 15 years ago. I would send it out when people inquired. I'm making it public for the first time - with zero modifications. 1) I think it holds up well 2) make sure and read my new book also 3) I probably can't help with followups (as suggested in the letter) Hope you find it useful. Good luck! 11:43 PM · Apr 9, 2026 ·United States Quotes Reposts 1.3K Relevant Post your reply Reply Geri Kirilova (she/her) @geri_kirilova · 7h It's wild how evergreen this advice is. Out of curiosity, why did you avoid sharing it publicl
@bgurley: "So You Want to be a VC" Im enjoying this week in Boston visiting students promoting my new book - Runnin Down a Dream. Not surprisingly, many ask me about trying to break into venture capital. I wrote a letter answering this question 15 years ago. I would send it out when people inquired. I'm making it public for the first time - with zero modifications. 1) I think it holds up well 2) make sure and read my new book also 3) I probably can't help with followups (as suggested in the letter) Hope you find it useful. Good luck!
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