TY - JOUR T1 - Key Success Factors and Career Risks for Junior-Level Personnel in Venture Capital JF - The Journal of Private Equity SP - 73 LP - 79 DO - 10.3905/jpe.2006.667559 VL - 10 IS - 1 AU - Conrad Wang Y1 - 2006/11/30 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/10/1/73.abstract N2 - From the perspective of MBA graduates outside the venture capital industry, much effort and discussion focuses on how to find or create a job opportunity. In contrast, relatively less attention is given to what is needed to become a successful venture capitalist. To better understand key success factors and career risks for this group, a series of interviews was conducted with junior-level personnel in venture capital. From these conversations, common themes arose in terms of the types of skills needed to be successful, as well as potential career risks.TOPICS: Private equity, performance measurement, in portfolio management, manager selection ER -