Current college student hoping to eventually have a long-term career in the tech industry. Which job in finance will give the best transferrable skills, connections, and look most attractive to those hiring in the tech industry?
I greatly appreciate all input!
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Why don't you just go into tech?
^^^ this
I'm looking to build a good business foundation and solid connections through a career in finance first
Why type of role within tech are you targeting?
The business/management/finance side of tech
There are only a few really high paying positions in tech. One is some sort of software dev or software dev manager (depending on the company) and sales. Maybe product?
Reason being those are the only 2 things you need to actually run a software company. Creating the software is challenging (or at least requires skills), and selling it is typically difficult in a crowded market as well (which is most tech products).
Google/FB are a little different, less reliance on sales and more on dev beacause they are chasing more users than big accounts.
All the finance guys in tech I know are schmucks crunching how much commission they owe me in some office in Omaha, Nebraska (I wish I was kidding). Maybe an FP&A guy here or there, but they aren't pulling in the big bucks/
Maybe CFO role somewhere, but you'd probably make less than the mid to senior sales guys and devs unless it was Facebook or something/
BB IB Analyst in TMT
Followed by an exit into tech growth equity or VC, which can help establish those business connections you’re after or help with a transition to Corp dev post mba
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