I've always considered myself entrepreneurial at heart. Even
since I've started my work in IB (investment banking), I have
continued to work on developing a few "back pocket" ideas that
I'm excited about. Indeed, ever since I can remember, I have
wanted to start my own business, not because I hope to be the
next Zuckerberg, but because I believe the ability to dictate
your own work is more rewarding than any other employment
experience out there. It remains my ultimate career goal, and
with any luck, I will make it happen some day.  That said, I
have to say that the rising fad of "start-ups" in what has been
- arguably - a VC bubble (read more) has started to trigger my
inner skeptic. Don't get me wrong: I think it's great that we
are increasingly encouraging young people to take career risks
and try to create value through entrepreneurship. But I couldn't
help but be suspicious that there were a fair number of people
getting the short end of the "start-up" stick, if for no reason
other than the fact that the