Had a chance to look at the Midas list the other day on Forbes and it made me think…Which space will make you a millionaire faster PE or VC? Curious to see some perspectives on this. Especially since some HFs are crossover VC funds now.

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If you look at the Forbes list

Elon Musk - founder
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Etc....

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I would think PE more reliably. I bet the majority of VC funds are not performing above SP500, which leads to lower carry obviously. Top PE funds aren’t going to have the returns of a top VC, but I bet small and medium PE funds do better on average than their equivalent counterparts. Thoughts?

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Second that , web3 VC’s are also starting to pop up in Miami as well interesting to see how that trend goes

VC if you want to live a little dangerously. I'd go with PE, personally.

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Never can go wrong with a little adrenaline rush

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PE for sure. VC deals are incredibly challenging to get into. We could all create an SPV and go find mom and pop businesses, roll em up, sell to another PE fund and do it all again to make a quick $1m.

The real answer - tech sales

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Tech sales can be just as tough to from what I hear. Meeting that quarterly quota and competing with other tech companies selling the same product. How is the career progression for tech sales? How long does it usually take to get to that account executive or customer success manager? Especially at one of the googles or oracles

PE. VC is more of a waiting game/gamble

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