It's fine to get an MBA but don't be an MBA

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Post by nikunjk » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 4:22 PM UTC

It's fine to get an MBA but don't be an MBA
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Post by tamping » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 4:27 PM UTC

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.

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Post by garand » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 4:36 PM UTC

I must confess. I read this title as "MacBook Air".

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Post by realrocker » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 4:40 PM UTC

I wonder why are there no stats involved in such posts. Like: What percentage of "successful" tech entrepreneurs had a business degree?

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Post by startupstella » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 4:57 PM UTC

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.

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Post by gm » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 5:02 PM UTC

This MBA or no MBA talk is getting old. I expect more from you, HN. Move on.

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Post by andrewflnr » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 5:13 PM UTC

gm wrote: post #6

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.

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Post by gozmike » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 5:31 PM UTC

andrewflnr wrote: post #7

gm wrote: post #6

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.

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Post by dbecker » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 6:01 PM UTC

Though the author used words other than "blah," all I heard while reading this article was "blah blah blah"

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Post by fr0sty » Mon, Nov 05, 2012, 6:33 PM UTC

realrocker wrote: post #4

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.