Comments on: Don't go to business school? http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school Josh Klein's ruminations & strategies where technology & communication intersect. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:25:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: See-ming Lee 李思明 SML http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school/comment-page-1#comment-652 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:03:22 +0000 http://www.joshklein.net/?p=1232#comment-652 Getting an MBA in the business world is irrelevant. Sure.. it's much like getting an MFA in the design world. But it's relevant if you want to teach. It's also relevant if you wish to find a diversity of folks that you may connect with in a very closed space = prime location for sparks to happen in the random universe. If networking means anything in the business world (which it does), MBA (and the school you picked) may be key in your career--just may not be the textbook reason you're expecting, that's all. Getting an MBA in the business world is irrelevant. Sure.. it's much like getting an MFA in the design world. But it's relevant if you want to teach. It's also relevant if you wish to find a diversity of folks that you may connect with in a very closed space = prime location for sparks to happen in the random universe. If networking means anything in the business world (which it does), MBA (and the school you picked) may be key in your career–just may not be the textbook reason you're expecting, that's all.

]]> By: See-ming Lee http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school/comment-page-1#comment-378 See-ming Lee Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:03:22 +0000 http://www.joshklein.net/?p=1232#comment-378 Getting an MBA in the business world is irrelevant. Sure.. it's much like getting an MFA in the design world. But it's relevant if you want to teach. It's also relevant if you wish to find a diversity of folks that you may connect with in a very closed space = prime location for sparks to happen in the random universe. If networking means anything in the business world (which it does), MBA (and the school you picked) may be key in your career--just may not be the textbook reason you're expecting, that's all. Getting an MBA in the business world is irrelevant. Sure.. it's much like getting an MFA in the design world. But it's relevant if you want to teach. It's also relevant if you wish to find a diversity of folks that you may connect with in a very closed space = prime location for sparks to happen in the random universe. If networking means anything in the business world (which it does), MBA (and the school you picked) may be key in your career–just may not be the textbook reason you're expecting, that's all.

]]> By: Yaacov http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school/comment-page-1#comment-653 Yaacov Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:44:57 +0000 http://www.joshklein.net/?p=1232#comment-653 I got advice from a Stanford MBA, "Just hire an MBA or other professional type when the time comes if you need someone with their skills."<br><br>Reading books, blogs and case studies seems great to me. Add in a couple of years of startup experience and you're good to go. I got advice from a Stanford MBA, “Just hire an MBA or other professional type when the time comes if you need someone with their skills.”

Reading books, blogs and case studies seems great to me. Add in a couple of years of startup experience and you're good to go.

]]> By: Yaacov http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school/comment-page-1#comment-377 Yaacov Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:44:57 +0000 http://www.joshklein.net/?p=1232#comment-377 I got advice from a Stanford MBA, "Just hire an MBA or other professional type when the time comes if you need someone with their skills."<br><br>Reading books, blogs and case studies seems great to me. Add in a couple of years of startup experience and you're good to go. I got advice from a Stanford MBA, “Just hire an MBA or other professional type when the time comes if you need someone with their skills.”

Reading books, blogs and case studies seems great to me. Add in a couple of years of startup experience and you're good to go.

]]> By: joshklein http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school/comment-page-1#comment-655 joshklein Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:29:50 +0000 http://www.joshklein.net/?p=1232#comment-655 No they don't, but it's probably true. Good point! And also a good point that the need for an MBA in the 80's was probably quite different. No they don't, but it's probably true. Good point! And also a good point that the need for an MBA in the 80's was probably quite different.

]]> By: joshklein http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school/comment-page-1#comment-376 joshklein Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:29:50 +0000 http://www.joshklein.net/?p=1232#comment-376 No they don't, but it's probably true. Good point! And also a good point that the need for an MBA in the 80's was probably quite different. No they don't, but it's probably true. Good point! And also a good point that the need for an MBA in the 80's was probably quite different.

]]> By: Matt Daniels http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school/comment-page-1#comment-658 Matt Daniels Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:47:19 +0000 http://www.joshklein.net/?p=1232#comment-658 damn yo--a comment from the venerable Seth Godin! damn yo–a comment from the venerable Seth Godin!

]]> By: Matt Daniels http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school/comment-page-1#comment-654 Matt Daniels Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:45:02 +0000 http://www.joshklein.net/?p=1232#comment-654 I've always believed that MBA, Ivy Leagues--really any degree/club/status is a sign of self-selection. It's not that program has in some way endowed an individual with new abilities, but rather that they would have always gone onto greatness.<br><br>We we Godin/Wilson/Kawasaki with degree because of a correlation, not causation from their programs. I can imagine that the grad degree is a difficult thing to shy away from, especially in the dog days of the 80s.<br><br>I haven't read the book--do they allude to my above point? I've always believed that MBA, Ivy Leagues–really any degree/club/status is a sign of self-selection. It's not that program has in some way endowed an individual with new abilities, but rather that they would have always gone onto greatness.

We we Godin/Wilson/Kawasaki with degree because of a correlation, not causation from their programs. I can imagine that the grad degree is a difficult thing to shy away from, especially in the dog days of the 80s.

I haven't read the book–do they allude to my above point?

]]> By: Matt Daniels http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school/comment-page-1#comment-375 Matt Daniels Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:47:19 +0000 http://www.joshklein.net/?p=1232#comment-375 damn yo--a comment from the venerable Seth Godin! damn yo–a comment from the venerable Seth Godin!

]]> By: Matt Daniels http://www.joshklein.net/ahead-of-the-curve-business-school/comment-page-1#comment-374 Matt Daniels Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:45:02 +0000 http://www.joshklein.net/?p=1232#comment-374 I've always believed that MBA, Ivy Leagues--really any degree/club/status is a sign of self-selection. It's not that program has in some way endowed an individual with new abilities, but rather that they would have always gone onto greatness.<br><br>We we Godin/Wilson/Kawasaki with degree because of a correlation, not causation from their programs. I can imagine that the grad degree is a difficult thing to shy away from, especially in the dog days of the 80s.<br><br>I haven't read the book--do they allude to my above point? I've always believed that MBA, Ivy Leagues–really any degree/club/status is a sign of self-selection. It's not that program has in some way endowed an individual with new abilities, but rather that they would have always gone onto greatness.

We we Godin/Wilson/Kawasaki with degree because of a correlation, not causation from their programs. I can imagine that the grad degree is a difficult thing to shy away from, especially in the dog days of the 80s.

I haven't read the book–do they allude to my above point?

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