cuSTEM Journeys

How to become a venture capital associate

December 22, 2022 Andrew Baines & Eliseo Iglesias
cuSTEM Journeys
How to become a venture capital associate
Show Notes

From Converse, to GameStop, to Capital Factory venture capital associate. 
In episode 41, Tanaka Tava reveals how he landed his first job as a venture capital associate after graduating from Baylor University.

In this episode we cover Tanaka Tava's entrepreneurship journey, and provides tips for how other founders can successfully raise capital.

0:00 Intro
2:09 What do VC associates do
7:59 Tava Multimedia Group
14:10 How Tanaka got into VC
23:30 What VC firms look for in startups
29:03 Pre-seed vs Seed
36:36 How to break into VC
45:01 How much money can you make in VC
46:18 Advice for startup founders