Mid Sized REPE firm for first job in RE

Curious thoughts on this entry point. If you get a role at one of these firms maybe 1-10 bil AUM, is that a great spot to start because you get hands on deal experience/ high responsibility both with acquisitions and asset management? Or is a platform of this size a bit too small to get meaningful reps and challenging to transition to a larger platform later? Obviously MF would be quite the step up, but large owner/operator or PERE 100 firm after a few years is what I'm trying to see is realistic. I would be interested to hear about other potential exit ops or better roles/firms to start at.