More venture capital firms are hiring former college athletes, as these individuals bring key skills and lessons learned from sports into their investment strategies. Notably, firms like Benchmark actively seek athlete candidates, recognizing the accountability and teamwork skills gained through sports. Maggie Basta of Scale Venture Partners attests to how her soccer experience has shaped her investing perspective, emphasizing responsibility to both portfolio companies and teammates. This trend showcases how the discipline and commitment from athletic backgrounds can positively influence investment success.
Your portfolio companies are counting on you, and your investing team is counting on you, so showing up and doing what you say you're going to do as an investor is incredibly important.
The easiest people for us to hire: You got a 1600 on your SATs, and played sports seriously (++ for endurance athletes).
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