About the role
You do not need to be certain that you want to spend your entire career in venture. I’m not looking for someone who already considers themselves a fully formed investor either. In fact, that’s a bit of an anti-signal.
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I’m hiring an Associate at Horizon . The perfect candidate is someone who wants a call option on becoming one of the world’s greatest venture capitalists.
You do not need to be certain that you want to spend your entire career in venture. I’m not looking for someone who already considers themselves a fully formed investor either. In fact, that’s a bit of an anti-signal.
I care more about a history of achievement than a particular pedigree. You should be unusually ambitious, insatiably curious, extremely competitive, and genuinely interested in meeting and helping interesting people. You probably have 1-4 years experience, although perhaps a little less or a little more.
Some investing, startup, or technical experience is helpful, but not strictly required. I would rather hire someone extremely bright and open-minded than someone who has memorized the standard VC playbook.
You should also be internally motivated, comfortable with self-directed work, and willing to spend significant time in San Francisco. We will speak almost every day and work closely to find exceptional founders, develop investment theses, support portfolio companies, and build the firm’s internal systems. But I...
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