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10 May 2021, 07:06
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Hello,
From researching various engineering company CEOs, I found that they have multiple paths in reaching their position. However, there is not much information on CEOs of newer and upcoming technologies.
In terms of a short-term goal after an MBA, which is the more likely to lead to becoming a CEO at a developing company in an emerging technology industry like autonomous vehicles?
1) Developing skills in business and client management with a post-MBA career in management consulting to complement previous pre-MBA engineering experience.
Or
2) Developing skills in product management and general tech industry experience with a post-MBA career as a PM at a tech company.
From researching various engineering company CEOs, I found that they have multiple paths in reaching their position. However, there is not much information on CEOs of newer and upcoming technologies.
In terms of a short-term goal after an MBA, which is the more likely to lead to becoming a CEO at a developing company in an emerging technology industry like autonomous vehicles?
1) Developing skills in business and client management with a post-MBA career in management consulting to complement previous pre-MBA engineering experience.
Or
2) Developing skills in product management and general tech industry experience with a post-MBA career as a PM at a tech company.
10 May 2021, 10:48
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Good question. I think there’s a lot of variables that come in to play that probably have more weight than any of these two options. At the same time I do have an opinion 
I feel going for the tech PM role is a stronger play. Just my personal anecdotal opinion without significant research behind the scenes but I feel that if you can get a PM role, you can start working on products and getting experience under your belt and getting accomplishments that can be leveraged pretty quickly.
I feel consulting is a little bit of a detour and frankly has been getting a lot of bad press lately. Consulting tends to chew you out and drain people. And there’s also no guarantee which consulting project you’ll be working on or you’ll be assigned to. There’s also a bit of a stigma about consultants that sometimes is hard when you transition to a internal corporate environment. Happy to go more into the detail if this does not make sense.
Bottom line: I feel consulting will be a bit of a detour. It will be an interesting experience, there’s no doubt and likely a good way to sample things and move around to find your niche but I feel it is a detour if you know what you want to be doing.
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I feel going for the tech PM role is a stronger play. Just my personal anecdotal opinion without significant research behind the scenes but I feel that if you can get a PM role, you can start working on products and getting experience under your belt and getting accomplishments that can be leveraged pretty quickly.
I feel consulting is a little bit of a detour and frankly has been getting a lot of bad press lately. Consulting tends to chew you out and drain people. And there’s also no guarantee which consulting project you’ll be working on or you’ll be assigned to. There’s also a bit of a stigma about consultants that sometimes is hard when you transition to a internal corporate environment. Happy to go more into the detail if this does not make sense.
Bottom line: I feel consulting will be a bit of a detour. It will be an interesting experience, there’s no doubt and likely a good way to sample things and move around to find your niche but I feel it is a detour if you know what you want to be doing.
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