For someone who lives in the bay area and wants to stay in the bay area, how good is Haas / Berkeley for VC recruiting compared to "arguably better" Programs outside of California (Wharton, Booth, Columbia, Sloan, etc.), how valuable is it for recruiting to be in the bay, even if you already have some ties (worked in IB and tech corp dev) to the area
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If you've done tech banking / corp dev at decent shops, why don't you make a go at getting into venture now? Much of it is just dependent on your network and with some industry experience you likely have the beginnings of it + a leg-up in background over people just coming from banking/consulting programs. I think the only MBA programs that are real value-adds for getting into venture are HBS / GSB and Wharton in some cases.
That being said, if you want the MBA for the break or other reasons, Haas or any of the schools on your list won't hold you back from VC given your background - just won't necessarily give you that much of a leg up. Haas specifically doesn't send that many folks per year to venture funds, but they do disproportionately place into tech operating roles vs. the other schools, which may be of interest if you want to do that then venture.
That's what I'm wrestling with. I went to a non target, worked in IB at a tech boutique and am now doing corp vc at a tech company. If I were to get an MBA, I feel like the only options worth doing would H/S/W and I guess Berkeley.Reason for the MBA is honestly long-term branding and network building. I agree that I don't "need" an MBA, but I feel like, especially in VC, being at a top firm is important and having the network and resources from a top MBA will help me get there
FWIW: I plan on taking the GMAT to get some more visibility but will probably speak with my network/ recruiters afterwards to see if I could join a top firm pre-mba and possibly not go back to school
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