Thinking of joining a PE backed tech company as a product manager from MBB. Is this a smart idea? I see it as potentially a fast path to leadership and experience working on the portfolio side

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DM me. Been working in PE portco ops for a few years. Happy to share my POV.

Long story short - could be good. But really dewnds on the company, team etc, your YoE, and what your end goal is.

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what role would you go into as PM?

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