I think like most jobs, it really depends on the thing you started and how it goes At my previous company, we had a founder of a mobile app startup become a pr

I think like most jobs, it really depends on the thing you started and how it goes At my previous company, we had a founder of a mobile app startup become a pretty high level PM because his startup gave him very real leadership experience he lacked at his large tech company job previously. But he also had a giant team he built under him, a real product, revenue, investors etc. All that he and his fantastic founder team made happen. If companies see that, it shows that you can deliver and make things possible. I have another friend who struck out on their own to be a “Marketing Consultant” and got zero clients, posted some pithy statuses on LinkedIn, and has nothing to show from it except a depleted savings account, and nobody on earth will call him back for job interviews. It matters what you did, not whether you did it or not