Yida Gao is a Venture Capitalist | Forbes 30 Under 30 at Shima Capital. He possess expertise in financial modeling, valuation, corporate finance, data analysis, management and 7 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Many entrepreneurs don't understand that an up-and-coming associate may be the best VC for their company. This is a mistake because grand-slam investments are disproportionately championed by top associates and new partners. I mention that because Yida is such an associate. While working with Yida, I've found that he has great knowledge, connections, work-ethic, and instincts. That's why I think Yida will be known as a star VC in a few years. I encourage entrepreneurs to reach out to Yida today if they are looking for honest and insightful advice from a dependable partner." and "As a summer analyst at our investment banking boutique, Yida consistently demonstrated several qualities that made his contributions to our firm invaluable. First, he is a quick study: he only had to hear instructions once to grasp difficult concepts and complete even complex assignments, such as creating sophisticated financial models. Second, he is extremely resourceful: we gave him basic guidelines for doing research on certain topics and companies, and he would always come back with relevant and useful information from sources even we had not anticipated. Finally, his work ethic together with his organizational skills makes him extremely dependable: Yida had to manage several assignments from multiple managers, but he was always willing to put in the hours to deliver on time. We were sorry to see the summer put an end to his time with us; it would be a pleasure to work with Yida again."