MBA
also referred to as: mbas
2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Dec 6, 2023 by Shaan Puri · across every show →
Everything said about MBA, oldest first
Dec 6, 2023 positive
Puri: Y Combinator's core thesis was teaching engineers business, not backing MBAs
“Like YC did the same thing. He's like, it's going to be easier for me to take badass engineers and teach them the basics of fundraising and hiring and firing than to take an MBA who knows everything about fundraising and hiring firing, but can't build shit. An…”
Jul 10, 2024 negative
Porter avoids hiring MBAs because business school narrows creative thinking
“I have this thing where I just, I really don't like to hire people who went to business school and I'm kind of anti-MBA because to me, if there's a funnel and it starts when you're like five years old and you ask, why is the sky blue? Why do people walk on two…”