I think I failed to communicate this nuance in the article, but my major point was how to most quickly develop the experience you'd need to start your own compa

I think I failed to communicate this nuance in the article, but my major point was how to most quickly develop the experience you'd need to start your own company. I'd imagine McKinsey is a great place to see loads of companies and be exposed to a lot of useful stuff. But it probably won't pack as much relevant experience into as short a time as several years in a start-up 5-10x'ing in size. Hiroki Takeuchi and Matt Robinson – two of the GoCardless founders – both left McKinsey to start GC. I'd imagine that experience was incredibly useful, though you'd have to ask them if they think it's more or less valuable than seeing things at a different start-up beforehand.