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This past week I traveled up to San Francisco for a series of interviews at venture capital firms. They all went quite well. An alumnus of my high school, Luke, completely took me under his wing and made all these great introductions for me — I owe him one. However, there was one caveat to the great weekend. All the people I got to meet had the same advice: don't start out in venture capital. They made some great points that you are limited in your investment abilities and analyst abilities when you don't truly know how the guts of a company work. For this, they suggested I work at a startup for a few years. Additionally, there are a lot of hard skills that can be gained from working in banking, consulting, or private equity. So, venture capital is still my destination, but where to from here? I believe I may have missed the train for consulting. I could pursue banking or private equity, but those are tough sectors to break into with no previous experience and little time le...

Disrupting Technology Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Automation Everything is about to change. In today’s modern world, technology is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. What many of us considered science fiction as children will become part of our reality sooner than you may think. Big data, artificial intelligence, and automation, together, will soon reshape our day to day lives. Between contrarian opinions and a decent amount of misinformation, these technologies are causing a serious amount of paranoia for many. In my previous venture capital internship, I discovered a long list of fears shared by many that include, but are not limited to: Job loss The death of the combustion engine Privacy invasion A market crash Even an A.I. apocalypse However, today’s entrepreneurs are not evil scientists that are out to get you — they’re simply people that want to build incredible things for the world. I hope to share some insight on how our world is changing,...