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Is an MBA worth it? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Future_Court_9169@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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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?

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[–] stillusingphrasing@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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:

Network--you want to meet other people on a similar path and be connected with other alum.
Knowledge--you don't know anything about business.
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.

[–] Future_Court_9169@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for this.