Building a Career in Growth Equity

About this episode

Jim Ferry discusses his career journey in growth equity and shares insights on investment strategies and industry trends.

Jim Ferry is a Partner at Volition Capital , a Boston-based growth equity firm founded in 2010 that focuses on investing in high-growth, founder-led technology companies. After graduating from Providence College in 2014, Jim Ferry joined Volition as an Analyst and has been there ever since. In this episode, we walk through his journey from sourcing deals as a junior investor to leading and closing deals as a Partner. We then break down Volition’s philosophy on the “five ways to earn a 5x return” and apply it to one of their portfolio companies, Connatix. Finally, we wrap up with practical advice on how to stand out when applying to firms like Volition and how to stay on top of trends in the growth equity industry.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Cutler, Matty Vallace

Guest: Jim Ferry

Topics covered

• growth equity
• investment strategies
• career development
• technology companies
• deal sourcing
• portfolio management

Keywords

• growth equity
• Volition Capital
• investment
• technology
• career advice
• deal sourcing
• portfolio companies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Volition Capital, Providence College, Connatix

Places: Boston