This MBA or no MBA talk is getting old. I expect more from you, HN. Move on.
This is actually a pretty decent last word on the subject, IMHO.
Agreed. I wrote the pro-MBA post on HN and think that this guy nailed it.
Yeah I am forwarding this to my be an MBA bro in law. Hopefully he can snap out of it before he graduates. One can hope, right?
If he's your bro in law rather than brother in law, you're already in trouble.
I must confess. I read this title as "MacBook Air".
Glad I'm not the only one... This is hacker news, after all...
It's fine to purchase a MacBook Air, you just really don't want to be one.
HN is very consistent about jumping on the bandwagon against MBAs but this article manages to not just trot out the standard, over using comments.
as an entrepreneur getting my MBA, i can certainly see what this guy is referring to. it's pretty obvious an MBA is not imperative for your success, however, in general, more education is generally a good thing, especially if an individual is intellectually curious. for me an MBA is a way to get broad business skills without having to actually work in the non startup world. the "mba mindset" is what he is referring to...if you keep your startup down to earth personality while doing an MBA, youll be fine. if you start acting like your investment banker/consultant classmates, then youre in trouble.
Short MBA: Listen and learn with your customers. And The End.
Extra bonus: Never read any other business book in your life.
Back to programming.
How do you deal with a cofounder who has an MBA and is an MBA? I've been having this issue for the past two years and it can get very frustrating.
I wonder why are there no stats involved in such posts. Like: What percentage of "successful" tech entrepreneurs had a business degree?
Survivor bias would be my guess. To say that X% of "successful tech entrepeneurs" have MBAs means nothing unless you know the % of total tech entrepeneurs (successful or not) that have MBAs.
I completed a dual MBA/MS in CS last may. An MBA is phenomenal for personal development and a broadening of perspective - certainly not essential to start or run a successful business. I personally think everyone should do an MBA as opposed to general undergrad requirements. A basic business sense is a great prerequisite for any career.
In short: Be you. Don't be a douche.
Though the author used words other than "blah," all I heard while reading this article was "blah blah blah"