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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please help educate me.  DS (smart, mathy, CS, yada, yada, yada) is into tech, wants to start a company eventually.  He thinks going to a California school will help him achieve that goal.  Stanford is the dream (yes, a lottery ticket) but he's willing to go to any California school (UCs, SLACS, whatever) just to be close to other company founders.  The risk-averse parent in me wants him to explore fintech and go the p.e. route just in case the founding a company route doesn't pan out.  For p.e. route, is it better to be on the East Coast, closer to NYC recruiters?  Or, does it not matter?  I am concerned options will be limited on the West Coast??[/quote]

I think perhaps you are confusing PE and VC.  PE is not where entrepreneurial folks usually head because it involves buying established companies.  VC of course can run the gamut from seed stage to late stage VC funds, but take minority interests and of course focus on start-up companies.  That said, plenty of Stanford, Berkeley and other West Coast grads go on to work in P/E.

Look, I agree with your son that location matters.  If he attended Stanford, Berkeley, Santa Clara or even San Jose State (even UC Santa Cruz), you are in the heart of the action and able to get internships during the school year and other locational perks.  The Clairmont Colleges also do very well, however, not exactly in the heart of the action.

I am not sure why you mention FinTech, which has a start-up ecosystem as well as established companies.  There are many fintech companies based in Silicon Valley (Square, Stripe, etc.).[/quote]

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