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VC Blog Headline: "Looking for the Right Person"Union Square Ventures uses blog entry to hire analyst, taking transparency to a new level in the hiring process.
 Andrew Parker Here's the story: Peter Clayton, the producer/host of Total Picture Radio, met Brad Burnham, Managing Partner, Union Square Ventures, at Indeed.com's recent cocktail party - (USV's portfolio includes Indeed.com, AdaptiveBlue, BugLabs, Clickable, Twitter, and Etsy). Clayton learned when USV was looking to hire a new analyst, they decided to blog about the position, and rather than asking for a traditional resume here's what Brad wrote on the company's blog: "If you are interested in being considered for this position, please leave a comment to this blog post with your name, a link to your online presence, and a way to reach you. Please do not send us an email or a resume. We can not promise to respond directly to every inquiry. We do promise to follow the links and to get in touch if your passion for the Internet and your facility with web services is expressed through your online presence. The analyst position..." (click read more). The analyst position at Union Square Ventures is a two year rotational assignment. We hope that after working with us, that person would move, as Charlie has, to one of our portfolio companies or pursue an advanced degree. The primary responsibility of the analyst at Union Square Ventures is to help us manage the day to day activities of the firm including,Deal Process Management
The position requires technical skills including light web development skils and fluency in web services, blogging, excel, word, and powerpoint. But we also expect our analyst to be an integral part of the investment process, and someone who can bring the perspective of a potential user to our evaluation of web-based services.both an experienced operator and venture capitalist. His first experience with venture capital was as a member of the founding team of a mainframe software company in 1984. From 1985 until 1990, Brad was a marketing and business development executive for AT&T Computer Systems. In 1990, Brad founded Echo Logic, a Bell Laboratories spin out. As the first AT&T "venture," Echo Logic was the catalyst for the creation of AT&T Ventures, an independent venture capital partnership formed by AT&T in 1992. When Echo Logic was sold in 1993, Brad joined AT&T Ventures as an Executive In Residence. He became a Principal in 1994 and a General Partner in 1996. At AT&T Ventures, Brad was responsible for 14 investments including, Argon Networks, Audible, Avesta Technologies, Classic Sports Network, Multex Systems, Physicians Online, and Paytrust. Brad currently serves on the boards of Passlogix, Indeed and Tacoda Systems. Brad has a BA in Political Science from Wesleyan University. Brad is married with two kids and lives in New York City.
About Andrew:
From Andrew's Web site: If you're a random stranger who stumbled upon this page from out in the cyber-digi-web ether, you might want a little background information about me. I'm an Analyst at Union Square Ventures and recently graduated from Stanford.... In my spare time I dig playing old videogames (currently hooked on "Dodgeball" for the original Nintendo). I like painting, but it often requires more motivation than I have. I watch a lot of movies and try to keep my stereo running as often as possible... About Union Square Ventures Union Square Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm based in New York City. We invest in young companies that use information technology in innovative ways to create high growth business opportunities in the Media, Marketing, Financial Services, Telecommunications, and Healthcare industries. Our venture capital firm was conceived as a place where a small number of very experienced investment professionals, working collaboratively from a single office, could build a portfolio of promising startup companies and then put our experience and our networks to work to help those companies build valuable businesses. Over the past 17 years, we have been directly involved in the development of 40 companies and have, through our prior firms, participated in the launch of over 120 companies. That experience has convinced us that we can deliver the highest returns to our investors by doing the work of venture capital ourselves, from sourcing investments, through due diligence and supporting our portfolio companies, to ultimately exiting the investments. For an entrepreneur looking for venture capital, this means that you will be dealing with a principal of the firm from day one. If we chose to invest our time in your business, you can be sure that we are serious about investing our capital as well. As a portfolio company, you will be supported by a partner who has been directly involved with your company since the initial investment consideration. We will, as a result, be able to quickly identify opportunities to contribute to the development of your company whether you need to round out your management team, connect with a potential customer, or find a strategic partner. Our ongoing, direct involvement will also enable you to react quickly to financing, acquisition, or exit opportunities. Resources Union Square Ventures BlogUnion Square Job Post USV Post Announcing Andrew Parker as new analyst Andrews BlogAndrew's web site Dahah Boyd's Blog Tags: Union Square Ventures Online Savvy Podcast Twitter Andrew Parker Esty Social Networks Indeed.com Brad Burnham Venture Capital Peter Clayton Total Picture Radio              |
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