Analyst / PM Exit Opps

Been thinking lately of moving over to the public side after a few years in IB

Struggling a bit to understand what kind of exit opportunities one can expect after a 5-10yr long career in L/S Equities as Analyst/PM? 

How often do you see PMs exit to join a startup? Get a corporate role? Move to a C-suite role? Join Growth? Join VC? What do people do? 

Know there has been a few threads on this, but would appreciate if people can share their experience. 

Thanks

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