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I am thinking about starting MBA in the fall (having MS in CS from a Top 10 US school), just because I can and it could be helpful for running my own companies.

by bitL 8y ago

I am thinking about starting MBA in the fall (having MS in CS from a Top 10 US school), just because I can and it could be helpful for running my own companies. Talk me out of it please! (I might do a PhD in ML in parallel if I feel crazy enough)

gautamdivgi 8y ago
How would the MBA help in "starting & running a company"? I think the PhD may provide a better launchpad to starting something up. You may want to correlate startup founders to MBA degrees at the time of founding if you need hard data.
- bitL 8y ago
  That's why I am asking because I have some doubts. But there are specific entrepreneur/innovation oriented MBAs oriented in dealing with VCs, negotiation, strategy from initial state etc. Of course those are just guidelines, but I was thinking it's good to have all things on the radar instead of trying to invent all business processes myself alongside all the tech that needs to be developed.
sk5t 8y ago
If you have the time and money to spend (or it's otherwise paid-for) and a spot at a top 5 program--why not?
- bloomer 8y ago
  Opportunity cost
  - sk5t 8y ago
    Thus "_time_ and money to spend." Studying for a year or two at Stanford would probably come out on top of most opportunity cost comparisons, absent a pretty compelling plan in some other direction.
fheld 8y ago
what do you expect to learn specificly?
hopler 8y ago
Think about whether you need to get an MBA, or hire one. Bill Gates and Paul Allen hired one* (Steve Ballmer) * Ballmer dropped out of business school before he finished
pm90 8y ago
It sounds like you should do... neither. Your expectations seem to be very high and different from what the degree will deliver, on an average (you might be an outlier and still want to do it). MBA: * expectations: help start your business * reality: networking, understand business process, opportunity cost (both time and money) PhD: * expectations: help start your business * reality: petty politics, super high opportunity cost (both time and money), possibly minor improvement in research field (if that)

by bitL 8y ago

gautamdivgi 8y ago

How would the MBA help in "starting & running a company"? I think the PhD may provide a better launchpad to starting something up. You may want to correlate startup founders to MBA degrees at the time of founding if you need hard data.

bitL 8y ago
That's why I am asking because I have some doubts. But there are specific entrepreneur/innovation oriented MBAs oriented in dealing with VCs, negotiation, strategy from initial state etc. Of course those are just guidelines, but I was thinking it's good to have all things on the radar instead of trying to invent all business processes myself alongside all the tech that needs to be developed.

sk5t 8y ago

If you have the time and money to spend (or it's otherwise paid-for) and a spot at a top 5 program--why not?

bloomer 8y ago
Opportunity cost
- sk5t 8y ago
  Thus "_time_ and money to spend." Studying for a year or two at Stanford would probably come out on top of most opportunity cost comparisons, absent a pretty compelling plan in some other direction.

fheld 8y ago

what do you expect to learn specificly?

hopler 8y ago

Think about whether you need to get an MBA, or hire one. Bill Gates and Paul Allen hired one* (Steve Ballmer) * Ballmer dropped out of business school before he finished

pm90 8y ago

It sounds like you should do... neither. Your expectations seem to be very high and different from what the degree will deliver, on an average (you might be an outlier and still want to do it). MBA: * expectations: help start your business * reality: networking, understand business process, opportunity cost (both time and money) PhD: * expectations: help start your business * reality: petty politics, super high opportunity cost (both time and money), possibly minor improvement in research field (if that)