This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Olivia Gaudree, a 28-year-old partner and VP of Operations at Fuel Venture Capital ... opportunity to get into VC early.

I'm an investor at Calibrate Ventures, an early-stage deep-tech venture ... propel my career. I worked with recruiters to get my first VC position at a firm called MTech Capital in December ...

My job in product management was instrumental in leading me to venture capital. I understood the ... need a background in investment banking to get into VC anymore It may have been true in the ...