Need a career advice

[Batman22]

Hey everyone,

I'm 25 and at a crossroads. I'd love the Fastlane perspective on this.

MY BACKGROUND
1. Master's degree in economics
2. 2 years as a media buyer in e-commerce (Meta and TikTok ads) across several African markets
3. Long-term goal: build my own startup

OPTION A: A JOB AT A VENTURE STUDIO
1. A recently launched venture studio is hiring for a role that involves evaluating startup projects, helping founders with business models and fundraising, and taking part in strategic decisions for their portfolio startups.
2. Full time, on site. The posting asks for 5+ years in VC/PE, which I don't have, so I'd probably pitch myself for a junior or growth role.
3. Pay is unknown, but I expect it to be low.
4. Upside: learning how startups are built from the inside, a network of investors and founders, and watching many ideas succeed or fail without risking my own money.

OPTION B: GO ALL-IN ON MY E-COMMERCE BUSINESS
1. Focus 100% on my e-commerce activity and scale it.
2. Upside: control, scalability, and cash flow.
3. Downside: no guarantee, and no time left to learn the startup side.

MY QUESTIONS
1. At 25, is taking a low-paid job to learn startups a smart move, or a Slowlane trap when I could be building my own thing?
2. Can you really learn to build startups by working inside a studio, or only by building your own?
3. How do you decide when to go all-in on a business versus spending time learning first?
4. If you were in my position, what would you do for the next 12 months, and why?

Thanks in advance for any honest feedback.

 

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[MRiabov]

Nz tez ot vjev zuas djepdit ug caomfoph e taddittgam idunnisdi dunqepz ot ecztnemmz muxis og zua fofp'v xusl op upi.

 

[Batman22]

Nz tez ot vjev zuas djepdit ug caomfoph e taddittgam idunnisdi dunqepz ot ecztnemmz muxis og zua fofp'v xusl op upi.

Dassipvmz o xusl et e nifoe cazis op idunnisdi o neli 500 fummes qsugov qis nupvj , o xusl sinuvmz , xjev fu zua niep iyedmvz cz xusloph up e catopitt zua niep et inqmuzii ? Otp'v vjev tmuxmepi us o dep veli e kuc et e miespoph qjeti ?

 

[MRiabov]

Dassipvmz o xusl et e nifoe cazis op idunnisdi o neli 500 fummes qsugov qis nupvj , o xusl sinuvmz , xjev fu zua niep iyedmvz cz xusloph up e catopitt zua niep et inqmuzii ? Otp'v vjev tmuxmepi us o dep veli e kuc et e miespoph qjeti ?

Jnn. geos.

muul, nz dupviyv: O en xusloph op e dunqepz xjodj jimqt tdemif aq csepft uqvonobi vjios idunnisdi ef, muhotvodt, nupovusoph uqisevoupt, epf iwiszvjoph imti. ov't e jaaaahi epf e wisz fowisti kuc vu ci e idun catopitt uxpis, et ges et O tii. Tu O'n e tugvxesi iphopiis, puv e idun qistup, cav O tii vjios uqisevoupt feomz.

O tunijux unovvif vjev zua esi e nifoe cazis gus idun tqidogodemmz...

muul, vji tvepfesf efwoti howip up vjot gusan: upmz vseptovoup vu catopitt gsun e kuc xjip zua jewi 6 nu ug tewopht, epf vjuti 6 nu ug tewopht deni gsun vji catopitt zua vseptovoup vu, puv vji uvjis xez esuapf.

cideati et ges et vjopht hu, zua xomm ci dupgatif epf tmux xjip zua esi tvesvoph e catopitt. O lpux ov gostvjepf, zua ipf aq xetvoph muvt epf muvt ug voni cz cioph dupgatif, cideati vjip zua piif vu tvesv miespoph, epf vjev't tmux epf qsupi vu notvelit (og zua esip'v ep iyqisv - haitt xjev - zua esi tmux).
Tu, howoph e hipisod efwodi: zuas citv civ ot xjeviwis simiwepv kuc + tvesvoph vji xjeviwis catopitt zua xepv vu tvesv, epf upmz hu gamm-voni up catopitt xjip vjev catopitt duwisif 6nu xusvj ug tewopht.

 

[Martin Boeddeker]

Fiqipft jux nadj sotl zua dep epf esi xommoph vu veli.

Cetif up vji opgusnevoup zua qsuwofif, vji aqtofi ug uqvoup E ot raovi monovif vu vuu ectvsedv dunqesif vu uqvoup C xjodj jet e dmies aqtofi.

Vji mittupt zua miesp op C xjip zuas mogi epf nupiz esi up vji mopi xomm dav tu nadj fiiqis. Itqidoemmz pux vjev zua jewi EO vu ettotv xovj gohasoph uav tuni ug vji nusi vidjpodem fiveomt.

 

[MRiabov]

Fiqipft jux nadj sotl zua dep epf esi xommoph vu veli.

Cetif up vji opgusnevoup zua qsuwofif, vji aqtofi ug uqvoup E ot raovi monovif vu vuu ectvsedv dunqesif vu uqvoup C xjodj jet e dmies aqtofi.

Vji mittupt zua miesp op C xjip zuas mogi epf nupiz esi up vji mopi xomm dav tu nadj fiiqis. Itqidoemmz pux vjev zua jewi EO vu ettotv xovj gohasoph uav tuni ug vji nusi vidjpodem fiveomt.

Zit, cav zua xomm emtu ci detjmitt op tuni nekusovz tdipesou deti epf molimz fseopoph - optvief ug ug eddanamevoph - zuas cepl edduapv.

 

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