Why A Degree Isn’t The Secret To Entrepreneurial Success
I recently spoke to a group of students at a technical college in Georgia. These students all possess a bachelor’s degree, but like many highly educated Americans, they are struggling to find employment. They are participating in a program at Southern Polytechnic State University called Fast Track to..
Are MBA Programs Losing Ground To Startup Schools?
The last thing most 20 something’s want to think about is acquiring more student debt, and for the first time a notable percentage of young professionals are thinking outside of the MBA box. Not surprising when the average cost of a two year MBA program is around $60,000. Though the top programs tend…
Want To Be An Entrepreneur? Then Get Your MBA (Really)
I am an entrepreneur – a moderately shocking fact for a kid from Cleveland, Ohio. What’s more shocking? I’m a very proud graduate of UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. Yep, I willingly left the workforce for two years in order to pay to attend business school. It’s true that you do not need an MBA to…
Are The Advantages Of An MBA Worth It?
Where you choose to learn is one of the most important decisions you’ll make in your career. The choice between attending graduate school and working in the real world is in fact the choice between two different models of education – and two very different outcomes. Each will enhance and challenge you as a…
5 Pieces Of Advice For Entrepreneurial MBAs
For entrepreneurs, business school presents a unique set of choices and opportunities that can drastically alter a founder’s chance of success – for better or worse. I founded Troop ID while I was an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School in February of 2010. And while today we employ 17 people and…