Is a long term career in investing right for me?

For some context, I’m a year so into an associate role at a relatively new tech-focused growth equity fund - moved here from a top MM bank, went to a no-name school. I like my fund and I like my role - but I’m starting to wonder what’s next for my career long term.  I’ll be honest, I am not at a top-tier, brand name fund, although I feel like I am still getting good experience, even it’s a below-the-radar fund. But if I were to pursue a long term career in investing - become a tenured principal or partner, I feel like I’d constantly be faced with a huge disadvantage. I simply don’t have the brand names to support my credibility. When I hear my principals and partners speak, they always fall back on their experience at “XXX fund” - I won’t have that if I follow in their footsteps and try to get internally promoted. 
 

The only value in an MBA I see is to replace the no-name school on my resume with a widely-recognized institution - I really don’t want to have to go this route. I feel like founding my own company is the best route to establish credibility - I would love to do this, but I would need the right partner/idea/timing to make that work. I could lateral to a more well known fund too.
 

Curious if anyone else (especially someone more senior here) has been in this situation. Am I overthinking pedigree/reputation? Or am I reasonably evaluating how this industry just works.