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There are a few comments in here that demean the supposedly greedy MBAs who come in with no technical enthusiasm or know-how just because the salaries are high.
by tedsanders 13y ago
There are a few comments in here that demean the supposedly greedy MBAs who come in with no technical enthusiasm or know-how just because the salaries are high. However, I think it's quite possible that this trend is very positive for the industry, and for the world. The financial and social importance of internet companies is becoming more apparent to the mainstream citizen, and as a result, clever people are thinking more and more about how to manage and strategize in this space.
- jacques_chester 13y agoMBAs don't hold a monopoly on cleverness.
- johnpowell 13y agoSounds like you have a MBA.
- dasil003 13y agoHere's the problem: There's a certain type of person whose apparent intelligence is exaggerated by the reward system of lifetime in a Victorian-era education system that emphasizes obedience and checklists. Such people whether created by nurture or nature, are disproportionately represented in the MBA world. However the type of skills developed there are all about thriving within existing systems, whereas to build a successful startup requires a completely different kind of thinking. I'm not painting MBAs all with one brush either, there are many brilliant ones I've worked with. But there are also many who think they are hot shit because of a lifetime of being "gifted" and "elite" far out of proportion to their actual ability to contribute to a tech startup.