From what I know, crossing into an operator/manager role from PE is relatively common.
What about transitioning from investor to entrepreneur, or vice versa? Would time at a startup limit one to VC?
Especially interested with respect to current sophomore at a good school
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Also a sophomore that will be going into banking this summer but am interested to learn about how I can prepare myself for operational experience with the goal of eventually starting my own business.
Yep agreed. Or how to do the opposite; or how to negotiate that divide long term
Are you going into PE specifically for the summer or a different field within banking
BB investment banking
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