Is it possible to go from consulting to an MBA program to a VC?

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Yes, but a whole lot of "it depends" are true. What kind of consulting? What's your experience? What MBA program? What's your network like?

It's not as straightforward as some other professional backgrounds (e.g. startup experience is a +), but for whatever it's worth, I'm a consultant starting my MBA in the Fall trying to break into VC too

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Usually you need to do something after mba before VC unless you have connections and knowledge

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