I get this question a lot. If it’s a question you have, I suggest you first spend time to learn the downsides of being a VC, before deciding to commit time and energy towards trying to get a job in the industry.
Here are concrete things you can be doing to get you closer:
- send deal flow
- help founders obsessively
- hone a skill that founders find valuable
- build a track record (angel investments, maybe SPVs)
- build a relevant audience