{"id":1884,"date":"2013-09-03T14:54:08","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T09:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naveenbachwani.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/03\/do-entrepreneurs-need-an-mba\/"},"modified":"2013-09-03T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T09:24:08","slug":"do-entrepreneurs-need-an-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naveen.bachwani.com\/greymatter\/2013\/09\/do-entrepreneurs-need-an-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Entrepreneurs Need an MBA?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samuvel Rajasingh asks a great question<\/a> on the Rodinhoods forum:<\/p>\n

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I am fresh out of oven, just now completed my engineering course.  Along with my friends I have started a start-up company & running along with it to unleash my thirst.<\/p>\n

I have planned to do MBA, is it necessary as of now.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In other words, "Do Entrepreneurs Need an MBA?"<\/em><\/p>\n

It's a great question to ask. And not an easy one to answer because of the "opportunity costs" involved.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, an MBA gives you two things:<\/p>\n

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  1. A language, a vocabulary that helps you speak to other MBAs, and to the corporate world in general (e.g. opportunity costs!)<\/li>\n
  2. A network of people who will evolve in their professional pursuits over the years, that you can tap into later<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Everything else it offers can be self-taught, including Accounting.<\/p>\n

    Network – you can still build over time if you do the right things. But the vocab and jargon you pick up is typical to that world and not really a disadvantage unless you need to deal with other MBAs<\/em>!<\/p>\n

    For good measure, have a look at The Personal MBA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Hope that helps…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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