DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES
ACHIEVING GROWTH
ABOUT
Hi there! My name is Valentina Xu. I am currently a high school senior studying at Maumee Valley Country Day School in Ohio, United States. Before I attend university at Cornell, I decided to utilize the awesome opportunity that my school provides to do a 3-week independent Study and Venture Capital! Building on my past experiences interning at insurance company and business growth company, I want to see what other career paths I could take if I study finance in the future.
BLOGS
Welcome to the blog of my Venture Capital Independent Study with CoreNetwork! I have been wanting to learn about Venture Capital ever since I first heard of this idea of helping businesses to grow, especially new entrepreneurs who had awesome business ideas but did not have enough funding. In my blog posts, I hope to share with you what I found interesting while learning and getting some hands-on experience at a Venture Capital firm in Toledo, Ohio. Check them out!
Independent Study Goals
Overall goal: How Does Venture Capital Work?
Goal 1: Learn about how to determine whether an investment is good or not (identify key factors)
Goal 2: Understand what is the process of a VC deal (do hands-on case studies)
Goal 3: Look at VC from entrepreneurs’ perspective (read Venture Deals)