Feels like all of the action is in NYC and San Fran. Outside of COL and risk tolerance - any key considerations for taking a job with a Tech startup?

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There are a lot of things you take for granted as being figured out at a large company that may not be at a much smaller company. Lack of process can be just as frustrating as too much.

I left for a startup and boomeranged back to PwC, happy to chat about the experience if it’s helpful.

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Appreciate it!

Do you have technical skills? They’re applied at many levels.

Not really much outside of financial modeling, data analysis, etc.

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