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I have the same question, what does everyone emphasis on Networking so much? I think it's purely overrated. If you really want to network, you can do that for a
by suyash 14y ago
I have the same question, what does everyone emphasis on Networking so much? I think it's purely overrated. If you really want to network, you can do that for a fraction of a cost by attending industry events/conferences and don't need to spend 2 years to go to Business School.
- wpietri 14y agoIt's a different kind of network. The people you meet at conferences are not likely to be highly placed, and you will not have a particularly strong bond with them. Spend 2 years in a highly-ranked MBA program, though, and you will develop deep, long-lasting bonds with people, many of whom will end up in important positions. It's the same sort of deep connection you get from being, say, an early participant at an important company. The PayPal Mafia [1] are important partly because they are smart individuals, and partly because they're part of a well-connected network. I hear you also get a similar effect from incubator programs like Y Combinator: it builds bonds that last. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal_Mafia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal_Mafia
- suyash 14y agoOk, that explains..but I would still not go to MBA school mostly to build network.