Took the analyst-to-associate VC leap. Cash comp dropped meaningfully and the carry is a lottery ticket I won't scratch for years. But I own my calendar, I read for a living, and I haven't turned a comment at midnight in months. Worth it so far — happy to compare notes with anyone weighing the same move.
The "I read for a living now" line is the whole pitch for this job and also the thing that makes banking friends think you've joined a cult.
Weighing the exact same jump. The carry-as-lottery-ticket framing is the part my banking brain can't stop flinching at. How'd you get comfortable with it?
Sourcing 40 deals a week to say no 39 times. Carry that may never vest, conviction that always does.
＋ New threadMarkets, deals, and the group chat — for people who read the footnotes.