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So - what do you REALLY want to do post MBA? 06 Mar 2020, 14:32
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Bringing this back from some needed hibernation! What do you all think about international options post MBA? I guess there could be two categories:

1. International students who had to leave the US because they did not get into the H1 lottery.
2. Domestic and international students who want to pursue opportunities outside the US either temporarily or long term.

What do you guys think? Out of the US would most likely be less money, but consulting gigs should be fairly similar. Tech would ideally pay similar with PPP built in?
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Here is what I think of your questions:

1. Salaries, usually for consulting industry, is similar across the board and you save on income taxes in UAE (Dubai) etc. Alternatively, Canada is becoming a more favorable/enticing option for folks who are not getting H1b. Canadian PR process is relatively more transparent given that it is based on a set number of points. Coming back from Canadian offices to US ones would seem like an easier switch due to similar cultures across US/Canada.

2. Similarly for tech and taking PPP into account, FAANG roles in APR def pay really well and are also open to bringing you back to US on L1/2.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to what are you seeking for from the industry/function and where do you see yourself in 5-7-10y from that point.
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So - what do you REALLY want to do post MBA? 18 Mar 2020, 02:39
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Hi folks

An MBA alumnus from Europe.

Happy to answer any post-MBA related queestions related to any function (consulting, products etc) or geography (Europe, USA, Asia) or company type (small, medium, large).

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So - what do you REALLY want to do post MBA? 22 Mar 2020, 22:41
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I'd like to start a business with classmates during while getting an MBA, then transition that into running the business full-time after (or potentially before) graduating.

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Sounds good.

What type of business do you have in mind?
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I think the technology backbone at a lot of fund companies is arthritic. I'm hoping to enable better core tools, data flows, data quality, and pace of innovation.

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Have you identified your possible team members?

For example, who will write the code, who would design, who would sell etc?
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Good stuff! Starting a business with your mba team members can be great but also some wishful thinking as well?

You don’t know them yet! How do you know whether they will be the right people? Further, I’d spend more time on what you’re actually planning on doing first, run it through people, gather some market or consumer data etc.

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AshPe - Somewhat, I have a few people that I want working on the build out. For design, I plan on trying to tackle some of the initial stuff myself, but I'd like to find someone who is really visionary in that area. The selling side needs a bit more thought.

Souvik - Good points! I think talking to others about the plan will definitely help to refine things. Also, I'll try to network in the meantime to start building a strong group of people.

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This seems like a good spot to pass along some life advice.

27 years ago ... before some of you were born ... I was finishing my undergraduate degree in Finance. Somehow, I talked myself into getting to take the capstone finance class in the MBA school as an elective for my undergraduate degree. The professor was the best in the entire program, graduate and undergraduate ... he was always winning awards from the students.

One day, mid lecture, he stops, turns around and says, "Who’s graduating this spring?’

About 90% of the class raises their hands.

He continues, "I was thinking about something over the weekend. Any time someone thinks enough of you to talk to you about a job, give them the courtesy of really hearing them out. Let me tell you a story ... I had been teaching at Indiana after finishing my PhD, and left to take a job as the president of a small software company. After a year of running the company, I decided I missed teaching. I missed the student interaction. So, I started trying to get back to a good job teaching at a great school. Right as I was accepting the job to come here, I received a call from a headhunter. He wanted to talk about a CFO role at another software company that was a year or so away from an IPO. I quickly said no, because my mind was pretty set on teaching. I’ve often wondered how different my life would be if I had really listened. I wonder, if I had, would I have taken that job at Microsoft?"

... then without responding to the gasps in the room as everyone was processing what would have happened to the pre-IPO CFO at Microsoft ... he turned around to restart the lecture.
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Thank youn Regenerate for sharing this. This is one of the important advice when we are switching , choosing and in career.


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This seems like a good spot to pass along some life advice.

27 years ago ... before some of you were born ... I was finishing my undergraduate degree in Finance. Somehow, I talked myself into getting to take the capstone finance class in the MBA school as an elective for my undergraduate degree. The professor was the best in the entire program, graduate and undergraduate ... he was always winning awards from the students.

One day, mid lecture, he stops, turns around and says, "Who’s graduating this spring?’

About 90% of the class raises their hands.

He continues, "I was thinking about something over the weekend. Any time someone thinks enough of you to talk to you about a job, give them the courtesy of really hearing them out. Let me tell you a story ... I had been teaching at Indiana after finishing my PhD, and left to take a job as the president of a small software company. After a year of running the company, I decided I missed teaching. I missed the student interaction. So, I started trying to get back to a good job teaching at a great school. Right as I was accepting the job to come here, I received a call from a headhunter. He wanted to talk about a CFO role at another software company that was a year or so away from an IPO. I quickly said no, because my mind was pretty set on teaching. I’ve often wondered how different my life would be if I had really listened. I wonder, if I had, would I have taken that job at Microsoft?"

... then without responding to the gasps in the room as everyone was processing what would have happened to the pre-IPO CFO at Microsoft ... he turned around to restart the lecture.
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