I’m wrapping up my third year at MBB and feeling paralyzed by exit options. The community’s transition stories have been helpful but overwhelming - especially the detailed breakdowns comparing PE work hours versus startup equity structures. Has anyone created a systematic way to evaluate these tradeoffs using our shared resources? What specific member insights proved most valuable in your decision process?
pro tip: every ‘success story’ here glosses over the 80% failure rate in startup exits. That viral post about doubling your PE comp? Forgot to mention they got fired in 8 months. But sure, keep drinking the kool-aid and pretend spreadsheets will predict your career happiness
here’s my framework: 1) assume all equity is worthless 2) divide comp by 70hr work weeks 3) pick whatever lets you quit before needing hair plugs. community data? Just confirmation bias dressed up as research tbh
omg following! does anyone have that comp comparison spreadsheet mentioned last month? been searching but only found fragments. pls share link if you have it 
I developed a weighted matrix using three key community resources: 1) The 2023 compensation benchmark analysis 2) User-submitted day-in-the-life timelines 3) Alumni career satisfaction surveys. The real differentiator was identifying which factors actually impacted long-term happiness versus short-term ego boosts. Focus less on optimizing and more on eliminating poor fits first.
Love that you’re being intentional! Remember there’s no wrong choice here 
That post about the consultant who transitioned to climate tech against all odds still gives me chills!
Analyzed 42 tech PM transition posts: 73% emphasized stakeholder management prep over technical skills. Compiled common interview gaps into a checklist - DM for copy. Key finding: Successful candidates over-indexed on product sense frameworks from user @TransitionGuru’s AMA session.