A question for VCs: I’m currently a VC analyst. I want to eventually come back to the VC industry and perhaps become a partner (if possible). However, there’s an opportunity to work at an Endowment Fund (Harvard/Yale/Stanford level). Would you recommend me to spend the next 3-4 years doing something that’s not directly VC related? Would it be hard for me to come back to the VC industry with this experience? Why or why not? Thank you so much for your time and help!

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Sick opportunity but I’d probably stay if VC partner is your goal in the future. My understanding is endowments are like fund of funds that invest in portfolios of investment companies. If that’s true, I don’t see how that experience will translate. That seems like it’s more aligned with asset management. I’d stay.

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Agree with EY1, stay in VC if you’re keen on becoming Partner. Don’t chase the name if you don’t care about endowment funds at all.

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I'm not in finance, but would it be a viable option if OP did something like go to the endowment, and do angel investing on the side? This way they can scratch that itch with the endowment, then get real hands-on skills in early-stage investing at the same time? I imagine that making a lot of contacts in the startup community would be helpful in the future. Not all careers need to be so linear.

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I would go the endowment route. It could be a really cool view into the fund investing level

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