>>2177
there are two sides to the finance industry, sell side (sales) and buy side (investment management)
almost everyone starts off in sales. if you can prove your worth then someone higher up in the company will promote you to management. You'll make good money on either side though.
Accounting doesn't involve sales, your starting pay may be better but there's definitely more room for salary increases in finance.
tl;dr go into finance if you're okay selling insurance/investment products/whatever the latest banking ponzi is (hello student loans). having weak/no morals will help.
i dunno much about startups but starting one without any experience in the industry is going to be difficult. it'd be much wiser to start the first few years working for Fidelity or vanguard or whomever until you can prove yourself, then you'll likely get clients and referrals. you may as well start a pawn shop/loan business if you think other people will give you money without any history.