Member-only story
A number of undergraduate students with an interest in venture capital & startups have reached out looking for the best news sources on the VC industry. The same goes for investment bankers, startup employees (“operators”), former founders, and people of a variety of backgrounds looking to make the switch into venture. Regardless of your background or motives, if you’re looking for the best ways to stay up-to-date on all things venture & startup related, I strongly believe Twitter is your best starting point.
Part I: Make a Twitter / Up Your Twitter Game
Twitter has emerged as the ideal environment (IMO) to follow leading VCs, digest their thought leadership in real time, and to build your own presence by engaging with the VC Twitter community. To understand the power of Twitter, check out the success of David Perell:
By creating a business teaching people to write and launching a podcast, combined with clever content creation & networking on Twitter (!!!), Perell used leverage to become a global voice with over 50,000 Twitter followers and was even featured on Off the Chain, a podcast run by VC Anthony Pompliano. Hopefully his story sells you on the value proposition of making and establishing a brand on Twitter. If you’re just starting out, this guide should help you get off the ground with a new account:
Part II: Follow the best VCs
