Reconsidering Career Optionality

You might be wondering why VC firms don’t focus on lower-risk, lower-return companies. Instead of looking for a rare 10x, why not look for ten, 3x deals with more certainty? That idea is interesting in theory, but startups die for a million different reasons—co-founder conflict, founder loss of interest, departure of a co-founder, losing a key cust

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There are different paths to success in the building of a startup, and it’s important to choose the one that aligns with your goals and values. Do you want to build the biggest business possible, or do you want to build a business you’re proud of and want to continue working at?

There’s no right or wrong in deciding where to work to prepare you for your own entrepreneurial journey. On average, founders of billion-dollar companies had eleven years of work experience before founding. They were more likely either to have started companies throughout their career or to have worked at brand-name corporations like Google, McKins

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