I'm in a little dilemma - I'll try to keep things to the point because it's sort of long, so disregard the weak GMAT grammar...
Profile:
Just graduated college...
GPA: 4.0/4.0 (top 1%), top 20 undergrad business program
Double Major Finance, Accounting w/minor citation in entrepreneurship
GMAT: plan to take in a month, practice CATs have been in the 730-770 range
Extras: student club leadership roles, won a few business plan and finance competitions, teaching assistant, created a philanthropic website & some volunteer work
Work experience: summer internships: investment banking (at a boutique bank), corporate finance (in a top finance leadership program)
I've also started a business with one partner which has been in development for ~1.5 years. It's a tech start up, with high scalability, but about 2 months out from beta test launch. We have been in a venture accelerator for the past 9 months (during our senior year in college). We are very knowledgeable about our industry and have even generated substantial revenue from consulting individuals in the industry, which has allowed us to bootstrap so far...
Problem is my full time job would start in 6 weeks, not enough time to gauge the potential of my startup accurately, which I feel could be hit or miss to some degree (which is why I've spent so much time positioning us strategically before launch)...
Here's the situation.....
I'd like to go to H/W/S, preferably Stanford, exit to VC
having just graduated, I have 2 options:
1 - Go to work full time in the corporate finance program where I interned, which is a 2 year rotational finance leadership program It's a prestigious program in corporate finance. Honestly, I am not really interested in corporate finance at all. My internship was not very challenging for me. I had wanted to go into investment banking or consulting, but my school is just outside the bubble of wall street recruiting - combined with a tough wall street recruiting season left corporate finance leadership programs as my best job option.
*If I go to work, I'd work part time on my startup with my partner working full time regardless, but the program I am in is >60 hours a week
2 - Go full time on the business with my partner
The technology that we have created lends very well to an acquisition. If things go well, I'd expect an acquisition in 3-5 years, probably sooner. I want to get my MBA after any acquisition, and obviously if it fails.
Sooo...
I know the situation is complicated, so my main question is, what is valued more at H/W/S - entrepreneurship (even if our startup fails), or a prestigious corporate finance program?
Profile:
Just graduated college...
GPA: 4.0/4.0 (top 1%), top 20 undergrad business program
Double Major Finance, Accounting w/minor citation in entrepreneurship
GMAT: plan to take in a month, practice CATs have been in the 730-770 range
Extras: student club leadership roles, won a few business plan and finance competitions, teaching assistant, created a philanthropic website & some volunteer work
Work experience: summer internships: investment banking (at a boutique bank), corporate finance (in a top finance leadership program)
I've also started a business with one partner which has been in development for ~1.5 years. It's a tech start up, with high scalability, but about 2 months out from beta test launch. We have been in a venture accelerator for the past 9 months (during our senior year in college). We are very knowledgeable about our industry and have even generated substantial revenue from consulting individuals in the industry, which has allowed us to bootstrap so far...
Problem is my full time job would start in 6 weeks, not enough time to gauge the potential of my startup accurately, which I feel could be hit or miss to some degree (which is why I've spent so much time positioning us strategically before launch)...
Here's the situation.....
I'd like to go to H/W/S, preferably Stanford, exit to VC
having just graduated, I have 2 options:
1 - Go to work full time in the corporate finance program where I interned, which is a 2 year rotational finance leadership program It's a prestigious program in corporate finance. Honestly, I am not really interested in corporate finance at all. My internship was not very challenging for me. I had wanted to go into investment banking or consulting, but my school is just outside the bubble of wall street recruiting - combined with a tough wall street recruiting season left corporate finance leadership programs as my best job option.
*If I go to work, I'd work part time on my startup with my partner working full time regardless, but the program I am in is >60 hours a week
2 - Go full time on the business with my partner
The technology that we have created lends very well to an acquisition. If things go well, I'd expect an acquisition in 3-5 years, probably sooner. I want to get my MBA after any acquisition, and obviously if it fails.
Sooo...
I know the situation is complicated, so my main question is, what is valued more at H/W/S - entrepreneurship (even if our startup fails), or a prestigious corporate finance program?
) and your overall profile fits what these schools look for.
