Getting into GE from tech?

I'm 2.5 years into my career, went to an Ivy and interned at McKinsey but knew my passion was for growing businesses and that if there was one thing I was good at, it was identifying great startups. Joined a post-series-B startup with less than 100 employees which now has a 1B+ valuation and great momentum (feel very confident I'll enjoy those options lol).

I've loved the growth I've been able to drive, and I've had incredible mentorship (my bosses have been late 40s coming from very established careers in big tech, co-founder last startup had great exit), but I'm dying to get into growth equity.

As a woman growing up in the south, I only saw women take on a set of very limited careers, and business/finance/consulting wasn't something I had exposure to or considered for women. Looking back, I excelled in my finance classes and probably should have gone straight to IB (did go to a superday at a BB, but pulled out of the process right after to accept my current startup role), but I didn't understand the industry.

Now that I've seen my friends in IB/PE/GE and been around them working with WFH, I'm confident GE would be a great fit, but I'm struggling to figure out how to pivot when most Associate roles only look at IB backgrounds. It's frustrating because I've picked up the financial modeling fine and would argue I have a better sourcing network and industry perspectives, but how do I get in the door?

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Pretty simple answer to this one—you likely need to drop your standards a little. You don’t understand a transaction process and pose risk to firms as a hire—a firm that has a laundry list of candidates with cookie cutter resumes is likely going to be hesistent to hire you. That said, if you find a newer shop or a shop that is a smaller they might be willing to take a chance on your granted you give them a paycut. All that said, you might be disappointed with GE/ it’s not all just identifying great companies. Often most of the associate role is execution or diligence, which might be less glamorous that you think.

 

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