Exploring This Job
There are many blogs that provide useful information about the venture capital industry and the work of chief financial officers, including the following:
- CFO Journal: https://www.wsj.com/news/cfo-journal
- Samuel’s CFO Blog: https://dergelcfo.com/blog
- Venture CFO: http://theventurecfo.com
Read the bios of VC-fund chief financial officers to learn about their job duties and the educational and professional steps they took to become CFOs. Visit the National Venture Capital Association’s Web site, https://nvca.org/about-nvca/members, for a list of members.
Other ways to explore this career include joining finance and venture capital clubs in college, asking your professors for advice about pursuing a career in venture capital, and using LinkedIn to locate VC finance professionals who might be interested in participating in information interviews about their careers.
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