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Perhaps a think tank or some sort of research institute.
Chief
Yeah, I imagine MITRE might fit the description of what OP is looking for.
Sure, there are plenty of small econ, eng, software, etc shops that are mostly staffed with people who know that domain extremely well. Do you have one of those skill sets, or are you just looking for a less fratty version of Deloitte?
Advanced degrees will give you little - you need substantial years of experience in the field to be relevant as an expert.
"Fratty"?
I believe he is suggesting it matters more who you know than how you perform. Relationships > ability
Pro
Business/corporate world is about generating value for shareholders. If you want “intellectual”, go into academia, research, or some sort of content creation
Mbb likely more academic than Deloitte
Chief
It’s like Animal House over here
MITRE, RAND, DARPA, CACI
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Economic consulting is more intellectual, in a legally annoying way. But you’d better have your PhD if you want to make that pivot.
Got it… You don’t like collaborating or working with people.
Academia is probably best bet.
Pro
No, just cause you have an intellectual culture doesn’t mean there’s no collaboration. It’s unrelated.
I spent over 10 years in academia (STEM, top institutions), then worked at McK (leaving now), and let me tell you - there are no jobs that challenge you more intellectually on all fronts than driving your own business, especially one that you start as a solo founder and where you use cutting-edge tech, build both software and hardware, etc etc. It's a wild ride!
I left academia because of reasons 💸 but also because I was bored out of my mind. And it never occurred to me to consider consulting an intellectual profession. I make it intellectual myself because I get to build things and get creative with AI, but c'mon 🥲
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