Summary List PlacementEveryone knows that getting a job in venture capital is notoriously hard. And even more so for Silicon Valley's top firms, like Sequoia, Founders Fund, or Andreessen Horowitz. One common path is to first be a founder of a successful startup, sell it and have your own money to invest as one of the firm's limited partners. Another is to rack up years of experience as an operator at a big tech firm.