27 and don’t know what path to choose. I have two offers: VC and PM. The PM offer is more money, longer hours, but allows me to work remotely. The VC offer is cool and could be lucrative long term if I stick with it, but would make me move to NYC.

I want to do interesting work that pays well, but also travel the world. PM will always be there, but my youth won’t!

PM, Remote (Chicago)
- cash: $175k
- bonus: $10k
- equity: $100k/yr

VC, NYC
- cash: $145k
- bonus: $10k
- carry/equity: 1.5%

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Big QOL difference between $145k in New York and $175k in Chicago.

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Totally. My GF and I pay $1600 in rent (total) for a 2 bedroom apartment here…

I would consider long term career path as these two are very different. At the end of the day, which function interests you?

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I would like to do VC, but I don’t know that I’ll be any good at it, ever make it to partner, etc. it feels like a huge lifestyle risk too!

That’s a great pm offer. How much is that carry worth? How liquid/illiquid is it?

Computer vision!

How big is the VC fund? The carry most likely will dwarf all of the other comp and you’re earnings trajectory is +3x in VC vs being a product manager - if that’s what you value most. Product will teach you what a takes to build something and VC will get you involved in Boards decades before you would in nearly any other path.

My mentors have told me that I could always transition from VC to PM, but not always PM to VC so if I want to try VC now is the time to risk it since I don’t have a family or anything.

Idk that I necessarily need to make millions tho. Like a steady $300k in tech would be pretty chill lol

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