Incubators are the new MBA. The top few programs bring connections, which unfortunately are by far the most important asset in the VC-istan startup game-- espec

Incubators are the new MBA. The top few programs bring connections, which unfortunately are by far the most important asset in the VC-istan startup game-- especially now with all the carpet-baggers and summer soldiers and unsavory scene kids. (You also have the option to learn things, but that's tertiary.) The next few are well-run, generally good programs but don't have the prestige to bring the leadership positions (or, for incubators, the funding) to allow a person to make use of that knowledge... so it's only worth it if you have those resources already. Those in the bottom set provide neither knowledge or connections and are generally a waste of time. Incubators, I guess, are a bit better in the sense that they only collect if you do. For that alone, they deserve a better name than MBA programs, which take their share regardless.