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What kind of work will you be doing? I'm in a similar situation (M&A side though), and I'm not sure what kind of value I could bring to a tech firm without the
by lix2333 15y ago
What kind of work will you be doing? I'm in a similar situation (M&A side though), and I'm not sure what kind of value I could bring to a tech firm without the coding skills that are needed in a early stage startup.
- pyoung 15y agoBig tech companies are buying up startups left and right. I am guessing they have some ex-M&A guys on staff (Note: The OP said that he was moving to tech, not necessarily a startup)
- JumpCrisscross 15y agoSimplest answer: a tech deal team - Google, for example, has one internally. Abstracted a little, capital markets start-ups. You could add value by hybridising Silicon Valley and New York. Go any further, e.g. to a Pinterest, and I don't know. Maybe there is a business development role? I'd guess you'd be throwing away a lot of your existing value at that point. Call people. Most are very willing to help.
- RobPfeifer 15y agoForecasting, pricing and marketing analytics roles are all good transitions. Lots of excel still necessary - all you really need to learn is some SQL and maybe R/SAS.