How To Break Into Venture Capital – Liana Karapetyan

In The VC Diaries series, I explore the Venture Capital career with an active VC from different parts of the world. We talk about how to break into Venture Capital, what the job looks like, and VC careers. My guest today is Liana Karapetyan, an associate at SmartGateVC (Los Angeles / Yerevan).

SmartGateVC mostly invests in deep tech startups with an AI edge, at the pre-seed and seed stages.

Liana’s Tips: How To Break Into VC

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• Liana talks about her professional background and how she joined Venture Capital, an unexpected route!
• Growth hacking tip: how to use Product Hunt efficiently and why VCs care
• SmartGateVC’s approach to helping early-stage companies
• One tip to break into VC
• One hiring interview question you like to ask VC candidates
• What is the most difficult part of the VC job?
• What did you find in the job that you didn’t expect?
• One personality trait you must possess to be successful in Venture Capital?
• One resource on VC that you watch, read, or listen to? (also read this post for the sources mentioned)
• What is the best background to get into VC?
• What is the most noticeable trend in the VC market today?

If you want to find out more about breaking into VC, watch our webinars How To Get A VC Job and How Much Do VCs Make?

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Aram is a veteran investment professional with 20 years of experience. He’s realized over 45 transactions across Project Finance, LBO Financings, Growth Equity, Venture Capital, and M&A in half a dozen countries on three continents.

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