Arun Penmetsa, Principal @Storm Ventures, talks about working as a Venture Capitalist in this episode. Storm Ventures is a Silicon Valley based early stage Enterprise SaaS focused Venture Fund, with many successful investments including well-known names such as Marketo and MobileIron. Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include: 1. What is Venture Capital 2. Different levels in a VC firm and their roles & responsibilities 3. How Venture Capital is ultimately a relationships based business 4. Typical end-to-end deal process and what a VC does at each stage 5. How working in VC exposes you to brilliant entrepreneurs and ideas on a regular basis 6. How a VC adds value to a startup 7. Future of VC 8. Top 5 qualities a good VC needs to have 9. Interesting and challenging aspects of the job 10. Recruiting tips for interested candidates