Eurie Kim, general partner at Forerunner Ventures, discusses the "risk appetite" and financial flexibility needed to be an entrepreneur, based on the hundreds she encounters in a year. She contrasts the stability and structure of working at a big company with the uncertainty and self-accountability inherent at a startup, emphasizing that entrepreneurs have to define their own goals and milestones.

Eurie Kim of Forerunner Ventures drills down into the differences between working at a big company and a startup, for those wondering which is the best fit. Besides stability, being at a large organization gives your resumé credibility and offers plenty of mentorship opportunities, according to Kim. She says the main drawbacks are that hierarchy can hinder growth, and that companies tend to innovate at a slower pace than startups.

Venture capitalist Eurie Kim talks about the traits needed to work at a high-growth company like Uber or Airbnb, as well as the benefits and drawbacks. Domain expertise and an ability to manage teams are necessary in this type of environment, according to Kim, a general partner at Forerunner Ventures. She describes early-stage startups as hectic places to work that are great for those hungry to seize new opportunities.

Eurie Kim of Forerunner Ventures discusses the traits needed to work at an early-stage company, the kind that her firm invests in most. They typically comprise under 20 people, are still identifying product-market fit, and thus, can be very chaotic places to work, according to Kim. She says it's vital that you be a jack-of-all-trades who is passionate about the product or idea and can thrive within a small network.

Forerunner Ventures General Partner Eurie Kim describes the skills and traits needed to be on a startup's founding team, as well as the pros and cons. You must have a unique expertise that complements the team and accept that your stake in the company is lower than that of the actual founders. You don't feel as much pressure, and yet you learn to be a founder, according to Kim. The downside is, often, much lower equity in the company.

Venture capitalist Eurie Kim lists the qualities needed to be a founder. Beyond the requisite traits - initiative, passion and thinking like an inventor - great founders must be magnetic, disciplined and truly visionary. "I am not in the business of funding good companies," says Kim, a general partner at Forerunner Ventures. "Venture capital is only successful on outliers." She says the drawbacks of being a founder include extreme pressure and loneliness.

Eurie Kim, a general partner at Forerunner Ventures, underscores the reciprocal nature of networking. "Networking at its best is when you know that you have to give to be able to receive," she says. "If you want to network, be really good at figuring out how you can help others."