823 Advizers
Peter
Managing Partner
Hyperspace Ventures
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hil|, 2017
N/A
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."