Just wanted to see the comparisons between the leaders of Sillicon Valley and Wall Street in terms of compensation , overall net worth , political influence and power
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Bump, also any info on exits?
Also curious, comp? Culture? Heard sweaty too but would love more color, thanks
Pichai beats Solomon in any of these categories, and it's not even close.
Is this a serious question?
Sundar is one of the most important people in the world and is arguably on par or higher than most heads of state. David Solomon is a professional CEO of a bank and a decent DJ.
Also neither are really the most important people in tech and finance. Zuckerberg/Pony Ma vs. Steve Schwarzman/Jamie Dimon would be a better comparison (the former would also win in landslide)
Thats quite interesting . So being a top executive at a big tech is better than being at top of IBD / PE /HF
That is not at all what he said.
Just because one has more power or influence does not mean their lifestyle is better.
lol, Sundar Pichai's parents were the definition of working class and in a developed country to boot. They sacrificed their pitiful savings to send him, a very highly-ranked student NATIONALLY in a country with a billion people to a US school, where he excelled and got a job at Google and rose to the top in one of the highest-brainpower organizations in the world. Who do you think has more substance / influence?
No I'm not talking about the effort that've put on in the past . I'm focusing on the occupational edges between a Big tech executive and an executive from IBD / PE /HF
I understand that but influence is directly linked to credibility. Sundar has 10x the credibility that David Solomon has. DS was a dealmaker - an investment banker is a consultant, a middleperson. Sundar was actively involved in creation of things that changed the world - an investment bank may have refined its business model over the past decades but they didn't create secular change in the world.
DJ-Sol is a fucking clown
Pichai was the product manager for Chrome. He led development im pretty sure. Then he was head of Android. Just think about the impact those two products have in the world vs what D-Sol has done. You think in 50 years anybody is gonna remember what deal he brought in or anything he did at Goldman?
Sundar has more $$ than David and Google definitely has more political influence/power than GS. This is why politicians want to crack down on Google. The Silicon Valley vs. Wall Street debate will always continue. If I had the choice, I would 10/10 prefer being a billionaire tech founder/CEO vs. billionaire hedge fund/PE guy. Investment Bank CEO is not anywhere near that level of comp/influence...only Jamie Dimon comes to mind.
I forgot to add, Sundar seems like the nicest guy in tech, while David hasn't been too popular even amongst GS employees recently.
So would you suggest me to transition to a big tech after serving a BB . And if so, would it be easier for a Bangladeshi like me to climb the ladders up to the top in Sillicon Valley as compared to Wall Street
I would suggest doing what you're interested in as Tech and Finance are very different. If you can land a good SWE/PM role at a FAANG, then do that. If you don't code, but can land a BB front-office role, then it'll be better to be on Wall Street.
Comparing CEOs in both industries is not the best way to assess career opportunities at the junior level. Go with your interests and strengths, the rest will play out fine.
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