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Inflection Points Blog

An inflection point, in general terms, is a decisive moment, event or situation that marks the start of significant change. In business terms, a strategic inflection point is a time period when an organization must respond to disruptive change in the business environment effectively or face deterioration. Andy Grove, Intel's co-founder, described a strategic inflection point as "an event that changes the way we think and act."

This blog is intended to be a resource for those curious to learn more about venture capital, fund operations and personal development, while also providing insight into some of my personal inflection points in these areas.

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What's an engineer doing as a COO of a venture capital fund?

Vela Georgiev

Apr 24
3 min

What's an engineer doing as a COO of a venture capital fund?

Explaining a career pivot from hardware to VC fund ops hasn't been easy... but I've finally figured out how to answer "what do you do?"

An Exploration of Venture Capital Fund Operations

Vela Georgiev

Apr 24
2 min

An Exploration of Venture Capital Fund Operations

Learning and insights gained as part of my career pivot from engineering and hardware to an operations role within a venture capital firm.

Mapping Out Venture Capital Fund Operations

Vela Georgiev

Apr 23
3 min

Mapping Out Venture Capital Fund Operations

A mapping out of the fund operations role and function in VC as part of a personal career pivot.

Vela Georgiev

Apr 18
2 min

Summary of Learnings

A summary of my personal learnings, insights and reflections from the Startmate Fellowship program.

Vela Georgiev

Apr 18
2 min

A collection of ‘Advice Gems’

A collection of advice gems from guest speakers, founders and fellows during the Startmate Fellowship of Spring 2020.

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