Elite Boutique to Buy Side?

I know this has been touched on about 800 times a day since this website's inception, but I didn't find anything specific to my title..

I currently work in ER at an elite boutique ER shop and would like to eventually make the move over to the buyside. Granted that I've only been in ER for upwards of 4 months now, I know I'm not ready to make the transition just yet as I still have a ton more to learn here. Having said that, my question is whether or not it's feasible to go from a boutique to a HF or would I be better served lateraling to a bulge bracket bank for a year or two and then try to make the transition?

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