Jin broke into Andreessen Horowitz by cold-applying on their public website
Li Jin · Betting Big on Web3 with Li Jin · Jul 21, 2022 · at 19:27
Li Jin, co-founder of Variant, explains how she originally transitioned from startup operator into venture capital at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
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“I actually cold applied to Andreessen Horowitz on the website as a last ditch attempt to not have to go to business school.”
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