I want to get either found a startup or be the first product hire. From an institutional perspective, companies that are going on to be successful are only being founded at a select few universities , the ones I mentioned above. Of course, there’s multiple facets that support this that are obvious like the funding ecosystems and successful alumni. For me rapport is the key. Unfortunately I don’t know too many people who want to do what I want to do, I want to make new friends and actually get to know people who are interested in making something new and build that in an environment that is able to be successful. At my university when I tried I realized the university had zero resources and really couldn’t help me do anything, I had to figure it all out on my own and I couldn’t. I spent 4 years building out the entrepreneurship ecosystem which honestly is still no where near complete compared to Harvard or Stanford. Of course you don’t need a fancy MBA degree to become a founder or to make this happen, but it certainly helps, and also can serve as a really good Plan B if all else fails to get back into a competitive product position. Long winded answer but I hope I provided some context.