I think for a lot of people Business school tends to serve the same as a startup incubator serves for small companies. You do not go to business school because

I think for a lot of people Business school tends to serve the same as a startup incubator serves for small companies. You do not go to business school because you cannot learn it unless you go, you attend so you can learn it in a controlled environment without making too many mistakes along the way. In many ways this is similar to incubator programs for these companies, lots of these companies were going to succeed or fail whether or not they went through these programs, others were probably on the cusp without it and with it they will flourish because of the impact of being around bright people with good ideas and lots of feedback. Business school helps lots of people. But it is not for everyone. Some will benefit more than others because they need structure. Those types of people likely will not be the ones running a company some day. If you need structure being an entrepreneur simply put, probably is not for you. It's a scary ride full of ups and downs, twists and turns and lots of bumps along the way, but it can be one of the most rewarding things you'll ever do if you stick with it. There is a lot to be said for those people who go through business school then go on to become great business people and entrepreneurs ... first of all they have patience and vision. They are usually working toward a goal and they have carefully planned out how to reach it. Sometimes those plans work and other times they do not, but either way in most of those cases those were the people who were already destined to become great. To be an entrepreneur is in your blood ... for the people who have started a company and one day said to themselves "Why would I ever work for anyone other than myself" they know exactly what I am talking about. You have to be able to be stubborn enough to know when to not give up but realistic enough to know when to cut your losses and move another direction. The only difference between a successful business man and a failing one is time ... the more time you put into something the more likely you are to succeed. Being wise helps, being conservative with spending is even better, but being willing to go without is what truly makes good business people great, while they do not teach that in business school if you read about the great entrepreneurs of all time that is one thing they almost all have in common, and that, is one thing that can never be either learned nor taught.