Moving to Paris - Native French Speaker

Am debating a move to Paris and trying to assess feasibility. Have a JD/MBA (low T14 law school - think Mich, Duke, Cornell, UVA) and have a couple years of experience in VC/Growth (relatively unknown, T2 market, managing about $1bn) + a year and a bit as a chief of staff at a Series B (~$25mm of ARR - GreenTech for a legacy industry - think insurance, real estate, construction, etc). Open to investing, consulting or operating, though strong preference towards the last of the 3 for career reasons. 

As for me, I am a native-level French speaker as my grandfather spent about 15 years in France post-ww2 as a Jewish refugee (from 10-25) but couldn't acquire citizenship, so came here. My accent is not distinguishable from Parisian. Also eligible for EU citizenship from grandpa's Eastern European country, though not for French citizenship afaik. If I moved, I would intend to stay for the long-term.

Any thoughts on how to start? Recruiters? Target big companies/consultancies or will startups still be an option? Random thoughts that are relevant (even tangentially so) are also welcome.

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