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Here'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 s
by dasil003 13y ago
Here'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.