Wednesday, December 06, 2006

The Venture Capital Aptitude Test (VCAT)

Guy Kawasaki wrote a brilliant post recently explaining why young people should not go into Venture Capital: "Venture capital is something to do at the end of your career, not the beginning. It should be your last job, not your first."

Guy's concocted a Venture Capital Aptitude Test (VCAT) for folks considering a career in Venture Capital. You get points if you have a background in Engineering or Sales, but points are subtracted (*gasp!*) if you have a background in Management Consulting, Investment Banking or Accounting!

Now, let me go rate some of the VCs I've had dealings with...

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Interesting but I guess a mixture is more optimal.
best, tom