One of the goals of any school is (or should be) to teach the student 'how to think' rather than 'what to think'. A startup is not some mythical entity that wo

One of the goals of any school is (or should be) to teach the student 'how to think' rather than 'what to think'. A startup is not some mythical entity that works in mysterious ways. There is a lot of overlap with how larger businesses are run - namely, hiring practices, advertising, market analysis, negotiations etc. These are common themes that are covered in business schools, and startups can benefit from them as well as larger corporations. Sure, startups need to be a lot more inventive in how they deal with early growth, but I don't think an MBA precludes any of the required skills.