> VC is not a "tracked" career. Hiring is arbitrary
three years ago I was an engineer and systems researcher (and still am). Somehow, I ended up in investment, and by sheer luck, invested in a few good projects at pretty early stage😹.
A totally random career path.
Here's what I would do if I was a young person trying to break into VC:
Write.
Short writeups, on Twitter. Not generic market philosophical thinkpieces, because those will be assumed to be AI slop or regurgitated research. No one will read it unless you're brilliant, which