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?

  • stillusingphrasing@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ve thought about this a ton bc I’ve almost gone to B school a couple times.

    There are 3 big reasons to go:

    1. Network–you want to meet other people on a similar path and be connected with other alum.
    2. Knowledge–you don’t know anything about business.
    3. Credential–this is important at big companies or if you’re going for a career change.

    But is b school the BEST way for you personally to get these things?

    If you get into a top 20 program, 1 and 3 are very strong.

    But if you just want the knowledge, here’s what I’d do:

    Google for the curricula of the top 5 or so MBA schools. Read 3-5 books on each topic, then do some interactive excercises. Boom, you just saved 200k and got the knowledge.