what would you do outside of finance?

if there is something, would you realistically plan to switch into that or probably not. would it be when you are 28 or when you are 45

have met many people who come into finance and leave and just interested to see where people go. had a family friend work at a hedge fund out of college but is now in architecture school. met someone recently who stopped working in Paris to move to the countryside and run a restaurant

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I've had friends who moved into tech recently. They were previously investors and bankers, some moved into quantitative roles like analytics/data science, and product management, and one guy I knew became a software engineer ( caveat - he majored in CompSci in college ).

 

How did they manage to pivot to analytics/data science and product management? The skills for those roles feel quite different from IB/investing roles. Would be interested in knowing if they had any prior experience in those areas that made the switch possible?

 

I would love to open a small restaurant one day, or even Bed & Breakfast. Can't say I have it all planned, but I've been saving and every now and then I glance at stuff like licenses, regulations, properties... Targeting late 40s perhaps

 

Psychiatry or therapy. I like helping people and figuring out solutions to problems.

Art - having a gallery or selling some inventory I have.

Director of a training facility with a gym, Muay Thai and BJJ.

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I would go back to school and learn enough engineering to be competent enough in the space business. Lot of innovation going on in Manhattan beach. Really enjoy following companies like Relativity and Sierra Space. I am confident space commerce will be a massive creation of value during the 2050s-2100 as we transition to a multi planetary civilization. Space real estate, space logistics, every company will need to pay someone to bring their operations into space in the next 40-60 years.

Deep tech and space tech VC is fascinating but definitely an area where you need to know your stuff or you’ll lose money. Would be difficult to connect with founders if you couldn’t walk the walk with them. I admire funds like Promus Ventures. They do a good newsletter.

 

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