I love that too! I know exactly what they're talking about feeling restless at 2 years somewhere. It makes so much sense that leads to entrepreneurship.
those who have non-linear and broad paths aka the “spiky generalists” are often the most useful and easy to work with, and have the most impact. However there’s a huge disconnect between this reality and what recruiters believe and take action on. There needs to be an educational shift for those who recruit so they can understand because they (generalizing) usually don’t!
Loved this. Especially the point that nonlinear careers may become more valuable in an AI-heavy world. The trap I see a lot of ambitious people fall into is that they evaluate opportunities through a very linear career menu: PM, strategy, chief of staff, maybe founder someday.
In tech especially, that misses a lot of the real leverage. Some of the best roles for ex-consultants / MBAs / finance people are not the obvious prestige roles. I wrote about this from the consultant-to-tech angle here:
I love the non-linear career to entrepreneurship pipeline idea!
Yepp!!
I love that too! I know exactly what they're talking about feeling restless at 2 years somewhere. It makes so much sense that leads to entrepreneurship.
Yep, especially entrepreneurship in your own way and terms. Sounds like you took action after being restless, which is amazing to hear!
those who have non-linear and broad paths aka the “spiky generalists” are often the most useful and easy to work with, and have the most impact. However there’s a huge disconnect between this reality and what recruiters believe and take action on. There needs to be an educational shift for those who recruit so they can understand because they (generalizing) usually don’t!
1000%! happening but too slow
Loved this. Especially the point that nonlinear careers may become more valuable in an AI-heavy world. The trap I see a lot of ambitious people fall into is that they evaluate opportunities through a very linear career menu: PM, strategy, chief of staff, maybe founder someday.
In tech especially, that misses a lot of the real leverage. Some of the best roles for ex-consultants / MBAs / finance people are not the obvious prestige roles. I wrote about this from the consultant-to-tech angle here:
https://consulting2tech.substack.com/p/3-the-real-consultant-to-tech-map
“On paper, it looks like my eggs are in different baskets” love this. Great Q&A
Glad you enjoyed!