823 Advizers
Nick
Climate Venture Fellow
Early Stage VC
UCLA
University of Michigan, Ross School of Business MBA, School for the Environment and Sustainability MS Sustainable Systems
Q1Career path
Sustainable Business
Project Management
Career Exploration
3:08
"It's whatever's right for you."
Q2Main responsibilities
Venture Capital
Climate Tech
Early Stage Investing
3:22
"But I think what's also just as critical is knowing your material, and having people skills, soft skills in talking with founders and understanding what are their pain points, beyond just the capital needed."
Q3Day in the life
Deal Sourcing
Networking
Financial Analysis
3:17
"it's really important to keep those relationships up, to provide value to folks, to connect with them on a human level."
Q4Most important skills - role
Financial Modeling
Research Skills
Data Analysis
3:49
"really, really important to have empathy, understanding that a lot of these deals get done because humans are working with other humans."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Fast-Paced Environment
Adaptability
Problem-Solving
1:51
"no day is ever the same"
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Venture Capital
Bias in Investing
Early Stage Investing
3:36
"Where do you find the balance of bringing your unique perspective...and where do your biases start to kick in?"
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Investing
Climate Change
Venture Capital
2:21
"I think it's rare for an individual to be able to have such a, a large impact at the scale that can really change something."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Curiosity
Empathy
Resilience
3:51
"Remembering that while yes, you are investing money and you are running a business, that there are other humans on the other end of it."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Stress Management
Career Development
Networking
2:27
"ensuring that you take care of yourself and build community along the way can be really important."
Q10Entry-level positions
Data Analysis
Communication
Research
2:23
"that early research piece though is, is absolutely critical that then you're able to build on, um, in order to move up within the VC world."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Communication
Relationship Building
Networking
2:58
"I think the biggest one is just the importance of building relationships"
Q12College ideas for success
Self-reflection
Networking
Career exploration
3:43
"Give yourself a little bit of grace there. No one's perfect."
Q13How identity impacted career
Empathy
Project Management
Stakeholder Engagement
3:19
"I can sort of be that conduit. And I think I've taken that beyond just my ethnicity, but in all my other identifiers."