Is exiting to big tech in a product role after a few months of prep still a viable exit (ignoring macro factors)? Some people make it sound like it’s a pipe dream. I have a non CS engineering background, no MBA and have played a solution architect role at a small firm.

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Have you done product work? It’s not a pipe dream, but product role at big tech requires more tech focus vs consulting

Did you work directly with engineers on development?

It’s still a viable exit (especially Amazon), but if you ask around you’ll find that even the people that have successfully done it had a huge uphill battle

But macro factors play a huge role here, even if you said to ignore it ultimately matters a lot

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