From a hiring perspective: if you're at a start-up, take advantage of the trend and try to hire these people who want out after their 2-3 years. They know how

From a hiring perspective: if you're at a start-up, take advantage of the trend and try to hire these people who want out after their 2-3 years. They know how to get stuff done in crunch periods and are still young enough where their creativity hasn't been (totally) crushed. Bonus points for a former Big 4 auditor--they tend to have the same work ethic but without the entitlement. [1] Disclaimer: former Big 4 auditor but used to run a finance org, so have tons of friends in both (many of which have made the transition) [1] Bit of a stereotype here, but most i-bankers get used to the huge salaries and massive expense budgets, which auditors and tech startups don't have.