Publications
Publications
- August 2011
- HBS Case Collection
Career at a Crossroad: Packing Up
By: Noam Wasserman and Lisa Brem
Abstract
Akhil Patel is passionate about his business idea: an innovative green technology fuel cell. He wants to dive in and commit to his startup, but Roopa Rao, his fiancee, is much more risk averse, his parents don't approve of the startup, and Akhil has an enticing alternative offer from a prestigious consulting firm. Should Akhil follow his dream and become an entrepreneur? Or should he acquiesce to the other forces in his life and take the "safer" consulting job?
Keywords
Business Startups; Technological Innovation; Job Offer; Personal Development and Career; Opportunities; Technology
Citation
Wasserman, Noam, and Lisa Brem. "Career at a Crossroad: Packing Up." Harvard Business School Supplement 812-013, August 2011.