Candidate:

Mr. Frontier Market VC

About Me:

Born and brought up in Bangladesh. Working in the VC wing of a major Financial Group in the country ($150mn+ Revenue, included in top 30 index). 1st employee in the VC wing, paired with a GM to build up the business from scratch, launched the country’s first Venture Capital fund. Also work as a Consultant at a portfolio company (global VC backed).

Schools:

Target School: Harvard

Considering: StanfordĀ GSB, Wharton, MIT Sloan

See More Profiles For: Harvard

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Top Engineering School in the country

Undergrad Major: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

GPA: 3.9

GMAT: 770

Age: 28,  Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Other Degree/Certification: MBA (4.0, Valedictorian), Have passed level III of the CFA exams

School Name: Top Business School in the country

Extracurriculars: Have actively mentored multiple startups as part of a large national accelerator program

Work History:

Title: Associate

Industry: Venture Capital

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 4 yrs, 6 mos

Title: Consultant - Marketing Strategy

Industry: Technology

Company: Start-Up

Length of Employment: 1 yr

Big Life Wins:

Creation and execution of an investment structure that solved a major pain point for local investment in startups. The structure has since been used for ~40% of all local startup fundraising. Created and led the Category Management function at a major venture-backed startup in Bangladesh. Grew sales by 40% in 3 months for the company’s top category.

Post MBA Goal:

Main goal behind MBA is to get access to global opportunities and global best practices (Most global Consulting/IB/VC/PE firms are not active in my country). Short Term Goal: Join MBB in their VC consulting practice (McK Fuel, BCG CVC etc) Long Term Goal: Venture Investing in Developing Markets.

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    High GMAT, nation of origin, experience are all positives, big question on why an MBA if already have one
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