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Vivek Wadhwa: Why I No Longer Advise Startups to Hire M.B.A.s
- nishithfrrole 14y agoCan't agree more. But instead of saying 'Startups shouldn't hire MBAs', I'd rather say 'MBAs shouldn't join startups'. Having done my MBA from one of India's most prestigious schools, and after having worked for 4 years in large conglomerates, I've recently joined a startup as a founding member. It takes a month to realize its a different ballgame, and what I did for last 5-6 years, although is helping me here, it could be learnt in a startup in much lesser time. MBA is great to get into I-Bank or Consulting, in fact almost unavoidable. But if one wants to join a startup, he should plunge into it the moment he finishes his undergraduate.