<p>Meet Sophiya Khan (Investor at Accel - world's leading VC firm), in a conversation with Aseem Mehra on Buyside Hippies podcast! On the podcast, Sophiya talks about what it takes to crack the Venture Capital interviews. Further, she also shares some interesting insights on the Indian VC landscape along with talking about her dynamic day-to-day job. &nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Sophiya's profile:&nbsp;</p> <p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjNqa3NURF9DNHpPYjRoQzhUSDdZQU83MHk2UXxBQ3Jtc0trNi16VVB6MlhKMnhrQllXcEFMMWd2UzhxZmttRGRtWUFrNjNuUW05b0JsdkZuUTEyaUM1YTZSSUpZWXd5Ui1ZblI3MXBIUmZJNENLbVl4ak1YaTFMaWNrVlk2Y0dIWHl6aTdPWExDUUZtZnh3ZEk1OA&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fsophiya-khan-54736b112%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiya-k...</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWRBeDJFeDFPMXcyamljMG9kNGFNMlZXcG1SUXxBQ3Jtc0tsZEVrdUNraXA5d2hWbU5hUlBidHM1ZnFkQV9oYXIxZXFsSC12VlZObHVVR3BZSkMwd1JxaURYTW5wQ0J1QVdjQUdnamd2YXY4VXdYVTJLVEpRT2p4cVNnRDN0VGV4THlIQjhuQTBHYzRXMjdjNkZBRQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsophiyak%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sophiyak/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Recommended preparation material for VC interviews: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0E3EoCJKGAlu1lgL_PgUXw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0E3...</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVJNZHhGVTNZWW4zMURENjduYXNtZS1oUmF0QXxBQ3Jtc0ttSzI0b3BtS05PQ3lWbFNQMk1md2lTWnAtbTlVZ3VMMnBCdEZCZFJzc2VQQ3pHRTFUSXcyMTlUSVljS1pydlBuOEtSQThoek4xcFFiUUhSYzlhOWpYcFBuZlRHRkd4c1NLb1lGdW0zYWUwc1lxUjlldw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.piventures.in%2Fblog%2Fpi-fellows-sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.piventures.in/blog/pi-fel...</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Recommended headhunters for Venture Capital hiring: 1. Michael Page 2. Native &nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Time codes: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=0s">0:00</a> - Introduction <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=17s">0:17</a> - Sophiya's journey to investing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=134s">2:14</a> - What exactly is Venture Capital? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=422s">7:02</a> - Interesting switch to VC from strategy consulting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=600s">10:00</a> - VC interview hiring process decoded <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=810s">13:30</a> - Conventional Venture Capital profiles <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=966s">16:06</a> - Which headhunter in India runs the hiring process <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=1012s">16:52</a> - What is Accel's investment job like? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=1425s">23:45</a> - Profiles not suitable for VC jobs <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=1555s">25:55</a> - Types of pre-MBA roles <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=1673s">27:53</a> - How to prepare for the interviews? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=1835s">30:35</a> - Readings on Buyside <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=1970s">32:50</a> - Investing in Crypto <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QdKLbh5Gw&amp;t=2051s">34:11</a> - Perspective on Accel investor's life</p>