Is it better to play the long game and be a partner in big 4 or CFO/CAO/Controller/CEO in industry?

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Probabilities wise, far fewer csuite folks in the world than partners in a firm.

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Well those groupings are off more like CAO/Controller and then a CFO and a CEO type is much different from the rest for most corporations… all are long games really besides starting your own business and being the “CEO” … I don’t think their is better, the better questions I would ask is what do you want your day to day to look like at that point in your career

Too many variables and responsibilities aross different industries

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