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I can't remember where I saw it, but recently it was pointed out that business schools are there to teach you to run someone else's business, where as startups
by downrightmike 9y ago
I can't remember where I saw it, but recently it was pointed out that business schools are there to teach you to run someone else's business, where as startups make you learn to run your own. I think I was looking into the benefit of an MBA at the time and in the end, what do you want to do?
- munchbunny 9y agoI wouldn't necessarily put it that way. The top tier business schools teach a good amount of universally applicable soft skills like negotiation, conflict resolution/deescalation, performance management, etc. You just need to enroll. And those skills are applicable regardless of where you go. Having seen friends go through business school, the real value is without a question the network you build during those two years. That's also applicable regardless of where you go. I personally applaud Harvard's new combined major, especially because it supports the thesis that business leaders should also pay more dues than they currently do as technical practitioners.