823 Advizers

Peter

Managing Partner

Hyperspace Ventures

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hil|, 2017
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Peter has over 6 years of experience in strategic management, financial analysis, and early stage private investing across industries including Real Estate, Venture Capital, and Software.
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Technology
Business Strategy
Business Management & Admin

Q1Career path

Venture Capital

Revenue Management

Finance

2:26

"I majored in business administration and then minored in mathematical decision sciences"

Q2Main responsibilities

Project Management

Executive/Leadership

Teamwork

1:29

"my responsibilities are kind of twofold"

Q3Day in the life

Client Communication

Project Management

Teamwork

1:23

"spending time directly with engineers and product managers to ensure that we are actually taking what that client said and implementing it."

Q4Most important skills - role

Communication

Executive/Leadership

Project Management

1:25

"Being able to look beyond the immediate needs and see what the market is looking for. Having that macro view beyond just the immediate product needs."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Venture Capital

Entrepreneurship

Investing

0:51

"the ability just to kind of work with founders across various industries and backgrounds and be with them really since the start of their journey is quite fulfilling"

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Problem-Solving

Project Management

Communication

1:12

"Working with early stage clients with restricted budgets, we have to map out what we're able to do in this first iteration, get that to market, and then build from there."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Venture Capital

Entrepreneurship

Networking

1:05

"The industry of software development mixed with the venture capital side just opens up the opportunity to meet a lot of interesting people and see a lot of neat ideas."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Contrarian Thinking

Strong Interpersonal Skills

Persistence

1:21

"Just being persistent. Whether it's reiterating on the product over and over or simply reaching out to investors and kind of convincing them."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Product Management

Investing

Venture Capital

1:24

"Because whether you're building out the platform or just investing, you're gonna need to see how much money, how much time is it gonna take to get to this point?"

Q10Entry-level positions

Venture Capital

Business Development

Product Management

1:16

"Undergraduate business school I think, you know, is a great opportunity if you're able to do it."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Problem-Solving

Executive/Leadership

Project Management

0:58

"Understanding that having a product that isn't perfect is much better than trying to get it perfect before getting it out."

Q12College ideas for success

Networking

Private Equity

Investment Management

1:31

"The internships I had each summer were very valuable in terms of networks and learning from people who have been highly successful in their fields."