How do you guys feel about starting your career at a startup? I like the idea of being able to try out multiple functions within a company but concerned about brand recognition and also how MBA admissions view this.

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I think it’d be less risky if your gmat was high and maybe started at a brand name company before doing startup. But doing startup brings useful new perspective to class so it’s valuable. Have to think about recruitability post mba they’re going to have to make the same judgments about your ability to succeed

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Working at a startup can be risky of course, and you're right to be concerned about brand recognition. You'll be yoking your reputation to that of the company. As for working for a startup in general, I suppose people will judge that in any number of ways. But I can't imagine it would be a disqualifier in and of itself.

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