Law School students strive for BigLaw, but what about Business School students?

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Aside from Wall Street, where else to people graduating from business school strive to work?</p>

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<p>If by Wall Street, you mean the bulge-bracket investment banks, that’s actually somewhat passe. The real gunners these days usually want to work for VC/PE or hedge funds. Ibanking is now seen as something you do if you simply weren’t good enough to get one of those other jobs.</p>

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<p>What are some of those companies?</p>

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<p>Bain Capital, Carlyle, KKR, Kleiner Perkins, Blackstone, Sequoia Capital, Matrix Partners, New Enterprise Associates, to name just a few</p>

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<p>I don’t know, VC is pretty dead now.</p>

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<p>What makes you say that?</p>

<p>It’s scaled down because of the cycle (few IPOs/exits), but how is it “dead”?</p>

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<p>Returns have been low for years. Not too many investors interested in new funds. The model will have to change which will mean less money for the VCs.</p>