Business school graduation is only a few months away, and I hear many of my classmates expressing simultaneous interest in both venture capital and startup jobs. I've done a little of both (although my VC experience was limited to a summer internship this past year), and I found them wildly different experiences.
Mark Suster's blog post on Monday rang true for me: What's it Like Being a VC?
In particular, the things Mark misses about being an entrepreneur are exactly the reasons why I'm returning to the world of startups rather than pursuing a VC career:
(1) VCs sit on the sidelines
(2) VC has less team camaraderie
I want the good and the bad, the highs and the lows. I want to live and breathe the emotional roller coaster ride of a startup. I want to own the results. I want to build a company and a team to share the journey with.
Business school has been a fun break, but it's time to get back to work.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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