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For once I find Ben's arguments unnecessarily misleading. It's pretty clear to me that MBAs are best suited for mid to large corporations. They have already pro
by alain94040 14y ago
For once I find Ben's arguments unnecessarily misleading. It's pretty clear to me that MBAs are best suited for mid to large corporations. They have already proven that they like to follow conventional wisdom. They have extensive knowledge in many ways a normal business operates.
Early startup life? Not their forte. Improvising, moving quickly, taking high risks with no data?
Ben's argument that large tech companies of the time were run by MBAs doesn't prove anything. They are large companies!
- bjoernw 14y agoI have an MBA with a BA in Economics but I work for a boutique investment bank startup where I taught myself quantitative finance, SQL, and now C#. The MBA provided a great framework. I did not get the MBA because I like to follow conventional wisdom. I thought of it more like an intro to a set of tools. At least in my MBA program they made us question everything. Case studies can be approached from many different angles and my professors were never looking for the right "conventional" answer. Why is early startup life not my forte? Would you say that engineers shouldn't go to bars because they are socially awkward?