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> This was nice until you get to the bottom of the actual report and find out that Josh has an undergraduate degree in Biology and an MBA. I'm not sure how that

> This was nice until you get to the bottom of the actual report and find out that Josh has an undergraduate degree in Biology and an MBA. I'm not sure how that shows any expertise in what is being written about but please go on nor how that could possibly qualify you as Chief of Staff at Google Research but there it is. I was with you until this comment. Unnecessary ad-hominem, as well as a misguided premise. It looks like Josh has worked specifically in the "startup success" space for several years now. A lack of formal education does not preclude someone from being an expert. Not even sure what a formal education in this context would entail.

stult 4y ago
> Not even sure what a formal education in this context would entail. An MBA. This is exactly the sort of material MBAs study and there really isn't any other formal educational credential that qualifies someone to evaluate strategies for making a business succeed. Making this particular ad hominem criticism especially ridiculous.
- CapmCrackaWaka 4y ago
  > An MBA. The person OP was talking about does have an MBA, since you mentioned it. Either way, I am hard pressed to believe that an MBA makes someone an expert on this subject, or that someone can't become an expert in 'business' without a degree. But you're right, not an ad hominem, just a very angry, mis-guided rant.