I am thinking of going into business and would like to get an MBA. I have 8 years of experience writing software professionally and a background in CS. My goal is to learn about business, running them, scaling them, raising money, etc.
Will getting an MBA help me achieve this goal?
MBAs do have value, but the question is: why would you spend 3-4 years learning instead of doing? MBAs don’t guarantee success- no formal or informal teaching does.
The things you mention that you want to learn about can be obtained by watching videos on YouTube, reading books, and networking.
You need to learn, execute., fail- repeat.
Life is hard because we get the test before the lesson — and if school can help someone avoid that costly treadmill, why isn’t it a more efficient approach?
In the free market of ideas, if your approach was vastly superior, there’d be no universities.