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LSE Student Earns 20VC Role After Sending Daily Deal Recommendations

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Harry Stebbings@HarryStebbings#800inTech

I have spoken at 100 of the best educational institutions in the world.

So many ask: “how do I get into VC?.”

I say the same thing; send me three deals per day for 90 days. Simple.

Not one person did this. Not one.

Until I went to speak at LSE and one incredible student (@niallventure) promised me he would.

I brushed it off believing he would be like all the rest who gave up after 7 days.

Everyday he persisted. His founder recommendations got better and better. He became a part of the team without even joining.

Immensely proud to welcome Niall to 20VC for his first week. He earned this with everyday and every founder recommendation.

Hustle, persist and never give up.

6:39 AM · Jun 25, 2026 · 2.4K Views

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Harry Stebbings@HarryStebbings

I have spoken at 100 of the best educational institutions in the world.

So many ask: “how do I get into VC?.”

I say the same thing; send me three deals per day for 90 days. Simple.

Not one person did this. Not one.

Until I went to speak at LSE and one incredible student (@NiallKiely20VC) promised me he would.

I brushed it off believing he would be like all the rest who gave up after 7 days.

Everyday he persisted. His founder recommendations got better and better. He became a part of the team without even joining.

Immensely proud to welcome Niall to 20VC for his first week. He earned this with everyday and every founder recommendation.

Hustle, persist and never give up.

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Robert Scoble@Scobleizer

@HarryStebbings Oh, I put together a list of 8,900 AI companies here on X: https://x.com/scobleizer/lists Gotta keep up with the smart kids! Er, Niall.

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Ben Wolfenden@ben_wolfenden

@HarryStebbings Congrats Niall and fair play keeping your word Harry - shame the start up world has lost him to VC

could’ve been a good founder by the sounds of it

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Volatility Dancer@DancerVola28341

@HarryStebbings VC is all about network and proving you can bring unique deal flow. Academic pedigree is nice, but actual hustle and showing you can spot trends before others is what gets you in.

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Evan Solomon@Evanzsolomon

@HarryStebbings Amazing — congrats @NiallKiely20VC !!

Have you done any deals that Niall recommended ?

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My Niche Journey@Mynichejourney

@HarryStebbings Out of curiosity, what type of information did he send per deal?

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SJΦE-RD@UtasteS

@HarryStebbings 🔥⚡️🚀

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Raven@heyraven_io

@HarryStebbings assigned homework to 100 schools and got one submission. academia is working as intended.

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David ₿itcoinpendium@bitcoinpendium

@HarryStebbings Just gonna follow niall in case he recommends me to you.

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James Ulan 🗽@JamesUlan100

@HarryStebbings Harry, do they have to be actively raising?

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extempore@_truthseeking_

@HarryStebbings What a horrible way to measure someone's potential as a VC

Miss after miss, lock in!

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Alex Klein@alexklein0x

@HarryStebbings Awesome

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Rich Hacking@Rich_Hacking

@HarryStebbings This is a great story. Well done to both of you.

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Raj Nagulapalle@rnagulapalle

@HarryStebbings damn this is the exact thing people say won't work anymore but it clearly still does. consistency over 90 days beats any credential or connection.

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Vaibhav A@agrawal1vaibhav

@HarryStebbings Loved this @HarryStebbings ❤️

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Faisal Aldosari@Fai5alAld0sar1

@HarryStebbings I think I emailed your vc once and was passed on. Raavue is now making 100k MRR, and projected to hit 1 million by August.

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Sheldon@Sheldonbishop01

@HarryStebbings @nic_detommaso as we were saying!

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WT@WT98765

@HarryStebbings what’s with the shorts ?

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Vireon@manuelbajayi

@HarryStebbings Thank you Harry

We're building the modern recruitment infrastructure at OpenRole and we're determined

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Kevin Lord Barry | B2B Ads Enjoyer@kevinwlordbarry

@HarryStebbings This actually makes me really curious about the economics of VC leadgen. What does a qualified lead (deal) look like for this? Is it getting founders with a certain amount of product traction to agree to get on a call with the firm?

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