

Just because it's never been done, doesn't mean it can't be done.
The number of jobs that come up annually is just a handful. According to Baiyin Zhou (baiyin) of Ascent Venture Partners, there are roughly the same number of open U.S. professional athlete positions as there are available VC positions nationwide. And because of that scarcity, those jobs are always going to people who already have context around startups, their own deal flow, strong networks, unique talents, advisor or angel roles, or as many of the above as possible.