Paige Doherty, founding partner of Genius Ventures, built a VC career without an Ivy League degree by publishing what she learned on Twitter. She created educational content including an illustrated children's book called Seed to Harvest, which earned her Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2022. She shares writing strategies that can lead to jobs and fundraising.
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Hi, my name is Paige Doherty. I'm the founding partner behind Genius Ventures, and at 24, I manage over $10 million for a venture capital firm. Let me tell you some common misconceptions about getting into venture. I didn't go to an Ivy League school. I didn't come from a super wealthy family, and I didn't know someone. What I did do was write about everything that I was learning in venture on Twitter, which helped me build trust in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. Let me show you what I mean. This thread in particular was one that really hit. And here's another one. I found there was a lack of elementary education in venture, and so I started creating content based on what I was learning. I wrote an illustrated children's book on venture called Seed to Harvest. It was featured as a Forbes 30 Under 30 standout in 2022 for my work founding Behind Genius Ventures and the book that I wrote. I graduated from SDSU in 2020. I want to show you some things about writing online that can lead to jobs, raising