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eh... the problem is the cost with the degree. Engineers are really expensive. If I could grab an MBA for 55k, sure, in a heartbeat. But for 120k I'm going to g
by 1234the1234 14y ago
eh... the problem is the cost with the degree. Engineers are really expensive. If I could grab an MBA for 55k, sure, in a heartbeat. But for 120k I'm going to grab another engineer and a humanities major for 35k who might turn into an MBA type.
- melindajb 14y agoExcept that the humanities major who has no experience buying ads will waste another $100k before they learn what they are doing wrong. I like to say that I'm an MBA who is dubious about MBAs. I needed one (a humanities undergrad--ahem!--) to demonstrate my math skills on a resume. Without it I never got calls back for jobs, even though I had turned around two different divisions of a company by the time I was 28. Yes, that wasn't in tech and yes, it was a different time, but still.... Meanwhile I was raised by a tinkerer, and I respect builders and makers. The science says diversity makes for better companies. once you are starting to scale, having built a product people want, people like me with a decade of experience add a lot of value and keep you from making costly mistakes. A lot of us are out here in startups, making it work, every day, and while there are lots of jerk MBAs, it's no more fair to lump me in with them, than it is to lump you in with the guy who sits in his mom's basement and watches old episodes of star trek 4 hours every day.
- 1234the1234 14y agoI'm just saying they are overpriced. The value that they bring in a very small team is minimal compared to the effect a 120k developer can.