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Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford

13 points by terpua 19y ago

JohnN 19y ago
the problem with this event is that non-oxford uni students couldn't go. Ah well.
- Harj 19y ago
  you should have just turned up, they don't have big scary bouncers to throw you out - just pose as a student :) they wouldn't let non-mba's attend the original events but we used to go anyway.
  - geebee 19y ago
    So engineering students had to sneak into an MBA-only event to hear Paul Graham speak? Wow, I'm... surprised. I'm still searching for the right metaphor, but it involves a lunatic, a head stand, a finger, someone's mother, and a string of explicatives that will exhaust the thread pool (oh there you go - it's a Java metaphor!).
    - Harj 19y ago
      well im referring to the earlier events a few years ago - this was the first one pg and jessica attended and they're far more relaxed about who can attend now.
      - geebee 19y ago
        ah, got it. that makes a lot more sense.
sharpshoot 19y ago
Paul and Jessica will be at Imperial College London on the 4th of december. John, that's open to non IC students. RSVP on events@imperialentrepreneurs.com
bootload 19y ago
"... It seems like the default plan for the MBA students is to work for investment banks or consulting firms upon graduation. But a significant number seem to be rebelling against this. Many planned to start startups instead. ..." It's not just about being smart and hardworking. How do MBA's hack Or do they resort to "old-think" [1] and latest business fads using other peoples money? Given that a lot of startups are tech-centric with weak business skills this leads to some Q's? - How do MBA's create startups? - How can MBA skills best be used in startups? [1] Do MBA programmes and graduates in particular foster forward thinking? ie: Throwing out old ideas and thinking up new ones? Do they have enough technical skills, curiosity & frugality to build new products or services without resorting to the "old-think" business case studies they learn at school?

3 ms·

Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford

13 points by terpua 19y ago

JohnN 19y ago
the problem with this event is that non-oxford uni students couldn't go. Ah well.
- Harj 19y ago
  you should have just turned up, they don't have big scary bouncers to throw you out - just pose as a student :) they wouldn't let non-mba's attend the original events but we used to go anyway.
  - geebee 19y ago
    So engineering students had to sneak into an MBA-only event to hear Paul Graham speak? Wow, I'm... surprised. I'm still searching for the right metaphor, but it involves a lunatic, a head stand, a finger, someone's mother, and a string of explicatives that will exhaust the thread pool (oh there you go - it's a Java metaphor!).
    - Harj 19y ago
      well im referring to the earlier events a few years ago - this was the first one pg and jessica attended and they're far more relaxed about who can attend now.
      - geebee 19y ago
        ah, got it. that makes a lot more sense.
sharpshoot 19y ago
Paul and Jessica will be at Imperial College London on the 4th of december. John, that's open to non IC students. RSVP on events@imperialentrepreneurs.com
bootload 19y ago
"... It seems like the default plan for the MBA students is to work for investment banks or consulting firms upon graduation. But a significant number seem to be rebelling against this. Many planned to start startups instead. ..." It's not just about being smart and hardworking. How do MBA's hack Or do they resort to "old-think" [1] and latest business fads using other peoples money? Given that a lot of startups are tech-centric with weak business skills this leads to some Q's? - How do MBA's create startups? - How can MBA skills best be used in startups? [1] Do MBA programmes and graduates in particular foster forward thinking? ie: Throwing out old ideas and thinking up new ones? Do they have enough technical skills, curiosity & frugality to build new products or services without resorting to the "old-think" business case studies they learn at school?