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Re:MBA - good or bad for a tech start-up? by hkmurakami on Friday April 26, 2013 @06:05PM (#5615770)
It seems like "in a vacuum" you'd think that MBA skills should be able to augment any business (even a startup), but because MBA programs self-select a certain subset of the population, you end up with the reality where the overwhelming majority of MBAs are characterized by pointy-hair-manager-ness.

It's almost like MBA programs aren't the problem, but the people who apply/selected are.

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Re:MBA - good or bad for a tech start-up? by acchow on Friday April 26, 2013 @06:27PM (#5615864)
Which MBA skills? Can you elaborate?
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Re:MBA - good or bad for a tech start-up? by hkmurakami on Friday April 26, 2013 @07:56PM (#5616188)
Hmm now that you mention it, I'm not sure either. Maybe financial bookkeeping & dealing with VCs?
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Re:MBA - good or bad for a tech start-up? by rozap on Friday April 26, 2013 @06:47PM (#5615942)
I think that's the point.
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