The startup world is increasingly competitive but this guide will help you find the right position and make a great impression.
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Clemson seminar April 21, 2021
1. Finding a job or
internship at a
Startup in a tech
hub or your
hometown".
2. The only way to do great
work is to love what you do.
If you haven’t found it yet,
keep looking. Don’t settle.
–– STEVE JOBS
3. ● Bill Malloy’s Background
● Finding a job or internship
● Working inside of a startup
● Location Matters: Technology Hub vs. Smaller Hub
Agenda
April 21
5. Husband, Dad, Investor, Company
Builder, Philanthropist
Bill Malloy
South Carolina Roots, Silicon Valley Career Path
6. Proprietary and
Confidential.
Origin of our Businesses
1. After working in GP roles for private equity and venture capital
firms we wanted to build a broader alternative asset
management platform that could provide more value to
investors and entrepreneurs alike
2. We envisioned a ‘three legged stool’ that would give us ‘idea
to IPO’ coverage where each leg of the stool had a distinct
focus and proprietary advantage to accel at their respective
‘zone’
3. We knew that we could build synergies between these
discrete asset management firms to leverage: cost
synergies, best practices advantages, network effects, pooled
experience and combined efforts to create a very unique and
powerful platform
4. We recruited world-class teams of domain experts in specific points
across the ‘alts’ spectrum, giving both investors and entrepreneurs the
ability to sponsor more of their needs thru capital support
5. We launched them sequentially so as to enable the necessary focus to
get each leg of our ‘stool’ built out effectively 6
OUR VISION
Create an alternatives
platform specifically for
private investors.
7. Proprietary and
Confidential.
The engine driving the platform consists of
three synergistic asset management businesses
Over the past decade we’ve developed a highly complementary and synergistic group of asset
management businesses. These businesses allow us to optimize for a risk-adjusted, scalable portfolio.
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Accelerator &
Venture Capital Studio
Seed through Growth Stage
Venture Capital
Private Equity, Private Credit
and Real Estate
8. Proprietary and
Confidential.
We are a vertically integrated platform leveraging
horizontal functions of the business
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Private Equity Private Credit Private Real Estate
Landowners, Developers
and Industry Operators
US And Global Family Offices
Family Offices and
Universities
Pensions, Endowments,
Foundations and Other Institutions
Venture Capital and
Private Equity GP’s
Internal Capital Formation
US and Global Founder
CEO Network
RIA/Icap Network
Corporate Finance and
Lenders
Business Automation and Services Across Platform and Portfolio Companies
In-house Front and Back Office Support & Third Party Fund Administration
Proprietary software stack
Integrated Investor Relations, Marketing, Digital, Public Relations, Communications
San Francisco Charleston Washington DC Stockholm La Jolla
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
ASSET MGMT. BRANDS
ASSET CLASSES
PROPRIETARY DEALFLOW
PROPRIETARY CAPITAL
PROPRIETARY ADMIN
TECHNOLOGY
PROPRIETARY IR
10. ● Important to remember a first job is important but if you hate your
first job in today’s environment you can always move to another
job
● Use the opportunity to excel in your role, but also explore other jobs
that may be interesting to you
● Culture performance is as important on job performance
Finding a job
What's Super Important about a first job - current landscape,
expectations
12. Money
● If you can financially get support from others don’t make this about the
money. Make this about the experience and resume
Brand Matters
● Even an internship at Google will go a long way in your career
● Or work for a startup with strong financial investors (Founders Fund, Sequoia)
● Aim high
Work on projects you are given but ask/create projects that you are not given
Network with your boss, other business unit leaders, other peers
Finding a internship
What's Super Important about a First Internships - current landscape,
expectations, advice
13. Zoom works for now as good as in
person networking
● Companies have adapted well
to working in a virtual
environment. The key in a
virtual environment is to over
communicate since you are
not in person
Finding a job or internship
In Person vs Virtual Issues 2021
14. Freshman
● For companies to hire you its a negative ROI
● Hustle and hard work is what will make you stand out
● Don’t get discouraged if you are making photocopies of presentations for meetings
Sophomore
● Can you start to tie school projects to an industry that you want an internship in
● Build your own “advisory board” with industry experts that you can pick their brains on
Junior
● This internship matters
● Incorporate coursework
● Do you start to build on something outside of school with a few classmates. This could be
a presentation or business plan for a larger company or could be a startup
Finding a job or internship
What would your plan be if you were me to get great set of
experiences if I am a Freshman? Sophomore? Junior?
15. ● Self started projects for companies you want to work for. This could
be a part of your portfolio that you bring around as you network
and interview. There is a lot of information publicly available that
you can use to do your own research project
● Go offer to work for free for a family friend in an industry you want
to work in
● Build a pitch deck for a company you want to start
● Go work for a non profit organization or volunteer for a non profit
● Go travel to India
Finding a job or internship
What should I do if I don't end up get a good permanent or summer
job? Selling anything, customer service, self study???
17. Investopedia Definition
● The term startup refers to a company in the first stages of operations.
Startups are founded by one or more entrepreneurs who want to develop
a product or service for which they believe there is demand. These
companies generally start with high costs and limited revenue, which is why
they look for capital from a variety of sources such as venture capitalists
Yes but....
● A lot of “startups” are really venture backed companies that sometimes
have more equity capital or cash than some public companies
● The key is to look at who the investors are. Crunchbase and Pitchbook are
great resources for research
At a Startup
New Venture
23. Organization
Structure.
You will wear a lot of different hats or you may
wear every hat!
Be prepared to work a lot
Case study of a new machine learning engineer
• Working on python on machine learning
• Recruiting for another machine learning
engineer
• Recruiting to hire his boss
• Setting up a machine learning fellows
program
• Working with product team on product
requirements documents
• Researching technical architecture to
optimize performance
24. Hands off
● Here is a desk, see you at the end of the summer or for your review...
● What do you do?
○ Seek out peers to ask questions and get data
○ Be proactive to set meeting with your manager and set your own goals
Collaborative management
● Works to create alignment
● Takes input
● Shares company goals and works to incorporate your ideas
● What do you do?
○ You are the lucky one!
○ Ensure you goals are attainable and get to work!
Managerial
Styles
26. Commonalities
● Large technology companies are
in all locations
● Networking becomes a lot more
of a “job”
Tech Hub
SF/SV, LA, NYC, Austin, Boston, Research Triangle
27. Tech Hub
SF/SV, LA, NYC, Austin, Boston, Research Triangle
SILICON
VALLEY
LA NYC AUSTIN BOSTON
RESEARCH
TRIANGLE
SECTOR
FOCUS
All Media FinTech All Healthcare Healthcare
2019 VENTURE
DOLLARS
INVESTED
$35B $14B $14.19B $1.84B $6B $1.5B
28. Large Technology Companies
● Reach out to more junior people at the firm. 1-4 years out of school
● Do research ahead of the call
● Tie this back into a project you initiated about their company
Venture Backed Companies
● Databases (i.e. Crunchbase, Pitchbook) can be sorted by region
● Look for something in a sector you want
● Remember to look at the financial backers
Tech Hub Opportunities
How to research? Who to contact?
29. Hubs in or near South Carolina
Greenville, Charleston, Charlotte, etc.
South Carolina Will
Become a Leading
Technology State
30. Hometown or South East Hub Opportunities
How to research? Who to contact?
Use your network of friends & family as well as alumni
● Don’t be afraid to ask questions of everyone you know
● Remember be prepared when you do get the meeting
Simple Online Keyword Searches
● “Research Triangle AI drug discovery technology company”
● Crunchbase, Cloud Pharmaceuticals
31. ● Bill Malloy’s Background
● Finding a job or internship
● Working inside of a startup
● Location Matters: Technology Hub vs. Smaller Hub
Agenda
April 21
32. The only way to do great
work is to love what you do.
If you haven’t found it yet,
keep looking. Don’t settle.
–– STEVE JOBS