Today’s guest is Skyler Almquist, a Kellogg MBA who has spent the last few years exploring entrepreneurship through acquisition.

In this episode, Skyler shares:

How and why he moved from banking to PE and then into the search fund and ETA world

What he wishes he had known before committing to an MBA and before jumping into a search fund

The tradeoffs between traditional finance paths and entrepreneurship

His experience in Kellogg’s Zell Fellows Program and the huge benefits

What aspiring founders and operators should seriously consider before taking the leap

This is an honest, practical conversation for anyone thinking about business school, private equity, ETA, or entrepreneurship and trying to decide not just what sounds impressive, but what actually fits the life they want to build.