A family-friendly work environment is a powerful recruiting and retention tool
My wife and I have a lot of conversations about work-life balance, or as I usually think of it, making sure I don’t use up too many “spouse points”. Many early-stage companies do not have these issues...
View ArticleHow universities can help students and alumni work in the tech industry
“CEO is the new Analyst.” My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. Everyone wanted to work in finance....
View ArticleShould you co-found a company with your friend? And how do you split the equity?
If you’re talking with cofounders about launching a new business, you’re fundamentally recruiting someone to take the job of partnering with you for the next decade. I see a lot of founders who do...
View ArticleVenture Capital compensation data and recruiters list
If you’re looking for a job in venture capital (or private equity), here is my list of sources for compensation data, plus all the recruiters I’m aware of who do searches for roles inside venture...
View ArticleHow to evaluate the great job offer you just won
“The board has met and we’d like to extend you an offer to join the company. We’ll send you all the details via email. We are excited to have you join us!” If you get that phone call, what should you...
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Let Your Freak Flag Fly: A Eulogy for my Father
My father, Jean Teten, passed away Monday, December 9, at age 90. He was far ahead of his time, and simultaneously out of time. Dad was born in Paris in 1929. His father told him, “If you learn a...
View ArticleGet ready: Making your apartment building resilient to COVID
Some of our infrastructure is going to break. We need to be ready. I’m gearing up for a very difficult and abnormal time in the US. I’ve been thinking about how to make our apartment building, our...
View ArticleJoin the Biden/Harris Campaign as an Industry Ambassador at Large
Are you a well-connected industry leader eager to make America functional again? We have an opportunity for you to help the country, and also build your relationships with other senior people in your...
View ArticleFree workshop on graduate school and college admissions
I’m about to come out with a book I’ve been writing since I was a Yale junior, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. My coauthor is Mandee Heller Adler, CEO of International...
View ArticleReading list for analysts and associates in private equity/venture capital
Whenever we hire someone new to join Versatile VC, I tell them: Welcome! As background, I suggest you read: VC-specific resources Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund...
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How to Win Consulting, Scout, Board, Operating, and Investment Roles with...
Would you like to work with private equity and venture capital funds? There are relatively few jobs directly inside private equity and venture capital funds, and those jobs are highly competitive. (See...
View ArticleWhat next for founders seeking their next adventure: Launch, Get a Job,...
Hey, founders between gigs: What now? If you exited your last company for airplane money and are now independently wealthy, congratulations! If you want to build another company, just self-fund. If you...
View ArticleHow to get a job in venture capital
This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital, including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational...
View ArticleHow to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting
The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time “scout”, getting paid for sourcing investments, as well as for other work of value to the fund. But how do you do that? This is...
View ArticleHow potential employees can due diligence a startup
Congrats on your job offer from a startup! Now, how do you make sure that the company is stable enough to at least pay you for the next year or so? For an overview of how investors quickly assess a...
View ArticleStartups seeking to hire CEOs
Founders’ Next Move, Versatile VC’s community for founders researching their next move, continues to grow. We just posted in our online community details on two different startups that are seeking to...
View ArticleMy mother on living a healthy retirement
My mother Carol Teten has been CEO of an internet startup (which she sold while in her 70s), head of a theatrical dance company, and Chair of a college dance department. She also traveled the world...
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How K-12 education will improve and what to do in the meantime
(This is an essay I wrote while doing background for my book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear.) Public K-12 education is, on the average, abysmal. Higher education is...
View ArticleSeeking a search engine for foreign language movies
I’m looking for a search engine for foreign language movies available via streaming. We tightly limit our kids’ viewing of videos/TV/movies, except for any content in the foreign languages they speak...
View ArticleHow entrepreneurs and executives can work with private equity and VC funds
I presented a few weeks ago to the American Marketing Association Executive Forum on how their members can work with and earn money from private equity and venture capital funds. I discussed all of the...
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