Ask HN: Would you get an MBA at the Technion?

#1

Post by buildops » Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 2:33 PM UTC

The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology has opened a new MBA program (in English, in Tel Aviv) featuring top professors from the Technion, London Business School, INSEAD and more focusing on managing technology ventures.

http://startupmba.technion.ac.il/

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#2

Post by jbob2000 » Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 2:46 PM UTC

No, part of the value of an MBA is the name behind the school you got it from. As well, in 20 years, will the degree be relevant?

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#3

Post by beauzero » Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 2:48 PM UTC

No. Getting an MBA is all about the contacts that you make.

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#4

Post by slantyyz » Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 2:51 PM UTC

jbob2000 wrote: post #2

No, part of the value of an MBA is the name behind the school you got it from. As well, in 20 years, will the degree be relevant?

>> No, part of the value of an MBA is the name behind the school you got it from. As well, in 20 years, will the degree be relevant?

Is any degree still relevant after 20 years?

I think for most people, 20 years of experience post-MBA are probably infinitely more valuable than the MBA itself.

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#5

Post by rtets » Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 2:57 PM UTC

Yes - as a software engineer I would be interested in learning how to manage a business tailored to the field I would be most interested in managing a business in.

>> No. Getting an MBA is all about the contacts that you make.

Who's to say you wouldn't make the most relevant contacts for your business on this program.

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#6

Post by ssharp » Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 3:00 PM UTC

What are your career goals that you think an MBA from there would either accelerate or open you up for?

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Post by ssharp » Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 3:03 PM UTC

jbob2000 wrote: post #2

No, part of the value of an MBA is the name behind the school you got it from. As well, in 20 years, will the degree be relevant?

This isn't entirely true. An MBA from a lesser program still holds some value. If your goal is to get into a company like McKinsey, you're going to have to work a lot harder at selling yourself than you would at a top-tier program, but people's goals and desires vary.

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Post by DSingularity » Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 3:04 PM UTC

No, I boycott Israel over their governments treatment of Palestinians.

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#9

Post by bhouston » Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 3:09 PM UTC

I would guess this type of stuff is done in part to counter Israel's increasing international isolation because of the occupation stuff. I'm not sure I'd want to be involved in that type of stuff and just go elsewhere if I was interested in an international MBA.

The needs of the occupation drive a lot of research at Technion, understandably so:

http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/features/2014/11/9/the-tech...

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Post by aridiculous » Mon, Aug 17, 2015, 3:25 PM UTC

bhouston wrote: post #9

I would guess this type of stuff is done in part to counter Israel's increasing international isolation because of the occupation stuff. I'm not sure I'd want to be involved in that type of stuff and just go elsewhere if I was interested in an international MBA. The needs of the occupation drive a lot of research at Technion, understandably so: http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/features/2014/11/9/the-tech...

Give me a break. That's like saying Cornell's Tech MBA was created to fuel America's military-industrial complex.