Executive Director-1% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
24% of observed moves out of Founder go here (260 careers)
return from foundingconfidence moderate260 careers71% of observed exits move upward from there
Observed career paths · adjacent
Where does a Founder go next?
13 observed directions, from real career histories. Percentages are the share of people who made each move; the count is how many careers each number rests on. This is the generic map. No aspiration, no filler.
Either side of this move: what founders did before founding · where they landed after it →
Entrepreneurial possibility
VP Operations+68% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
24% of observed moves out of Founder go here (260 careers)
return from foundingconfidence moderate260 careers100% of observed exits move upward from there
Principal, Private Equity+122% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
24% of observed moves out of Founder go here (260 careers)
return from foundingconfidence moderate260 careers84% of observed exits move upward from there