CC023: connecting recent college grads to startups // a Coffee Chat with Amy Nelson (Venture for America)

Summary: Interview begins: 06:33 Debrief begins: 51:26 Amy Nelson is the CEO of Venture For America (VFA). VFA is a two-year fellowship program for recent grads who want to work at a startup and create jobs in American cities. Fellows learn important startup skills at our month-long Training Camp, apply for jobs within our vetted company network, and work for two years as full-time, salaried employees in one of 14 cities. About VFA (03:25) Is going to business school still necessary? (13:30) Discussing the challenges in starting a business? (15:27) What does it take to be part of VFA? (29:19) Getting to know the VFA community (32:15) What it's like to hire VFA fellow (33:48) Learn more about Venture For America: https://ventureforamerica.org/ Follow Amy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmyNelsonVFA Follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm