Thoughts on making a move from strat consting to
a) joining a vc (investment team)
VS
b) doing 2+ years as a product mgr/s&o forst before moving to vc?

Context: 1-2 years in strat consulting, couple software CDDs under the belt as well as pricing and gtm engagements

Pros?cons?

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Where do you want to be long-term, what are the typical career paths of people in the positions you want to get to?

I don’t see a clear path from product management to VC .

Go directly to VC or via tier 1 consulting . Junior roles in tech are not appreciated by VC

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