Why not yolo some ultra levered high beta name then get fired or make money & quit (don't want to do investing anyway)

Used to do PE for a few years, at top MBA now, don't want to go back to finance, could easily get a job at a startup, know which ones I'd join, etc. etc. 

Why would I not just take 6-12 months post-MBA at a place that will give me a small sleeve (I have found 1-2) and absolutely yolo it with the most leverage I can get on some high beta, high growth software / marketplace 1-3y post-IPO name, or even a FAANG.

Worst case scenario I get fired and go to a startup, best case scenario I get some sweet P&L and then quit to go work at a startup.

???

Seems like a free lottery ticket.

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Who the fk is gonna give you a sleeve when you have zero public experience? I will email their LPs right now.

same thing I was thinking. This guy obviously has no idea how it works 

 

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