Ok, so long time lurker here.
I am 25 yo about to start a MIM degree in September. I have some previous entrepreneurial experience but in south Europe in an non sexy industry (think non-tech and very niche market) so VC funding was not for me. However the business is doing good in that market with more than 10% growth in the past 5 years.
Now I was thinking that I want to give another go to entrepreneurship but this time my idea is in tech (think something related to crowd funding-sourcing) and actually target some VC funding.
What I wanted to ask you guys is simple. Would it be better for my chances in VC to actually get some pedigree (ie working in IB or Consulting) before trying to approach the investors ?
Give it a go now or endure 1-2 years in a "prestigious" working environment so I get "certified"?