Having now completed my MBA (officially as of 5.22.2014), I have been often asked "Why?"
Pursuing an MBA is a very personal choice, but principally there are 4 reasons my classmates sought after the degree:
1) advance or accelerate career
2) increase career optionality
3) meet likeminded people
4) get a business education
Certainly you can gain each of them without an MBA, but the complete package is very attractive. But it comes at a price! I will painfully pay down my loans over the next n-number of years. $100k in tuition and 2 years of cost of living in NYC is not exactly cheap.
Back in undergrad my friends and I discussed the difference between a top tier MBA and a non top tier MBA (just Google "MBA Rankings"). Back in those uninformed days, we ignorantly decided what was "worth it or not" -- looking at only the top 10 schools or so, completely discriminating all others.
Having had the benefit of taking classes at NYU Stern (in person and paid for it) and a handful of other top MBA programs (via Coursera and iTunesU, for FREE), there is NO DIFFERENCE in the educational value. Always frugal, I want to share my overpriced thoughts in hope to lower costs (and increase the value?) for the next guy.
The following provides high level nuggets of wisdom, and in the subsequent posts I will sprinkle in deeper dives into each subject...
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Post my MBA
In thinking about how to use my free time -- now that I have graduated from NYU Stern as an official MBA -- I want to revisit all the things that I learned over the course of the past 2 years. In a bite-sized approach to that goal, I'm going to write about it.
This should get me i) back into writing, since I clearly fell off during the profram, ii) to remember and retain more of the very expensive education iii) provide some free knowledge to the world. My hope is that I format it in such a way that is enjoyable for both nerds and novices.
So now that I am post my MBA, I will post my MBA.
Stay tuned.
Be well, Do good.
BG
This should get me i) back into writing, since I clearly fell off during the profram, ii) to remember and retain more of the very expensive education iii) provide some free knowledge to the world. My hope is that I format it in such a way that is enjoyable for both nerds and novices.
So now that I am post my MBA, I will post my MBA.
Stay tuned.
Be well, Do good.
BG
Friday, June 7, 2013
Of VC Internships & Running Teams
ON THE SUBWAY THIS MORNING, I was reflecting on my first 2 weeks of my internship at Canaan Partners. It's been great so far, and I plan on sharing what I learn on Twitter under the hashtag #canaanintern (live link here).
The scattered barrage of work and autonomous structure got me thinking this morning about the explicit professional responsibilities and implied social contract between managers and subordinates*. More specifically I was thinking about how one should work when working by yourself versus collaborating with a team. My conclusion was analogous to running versus jogging.
The scattered barrage of work and autonomous structure got me thinking this morning about the explicit professional responsibilities and implied social contract between managers and subordinates*. More specifically I was thinking about how one should work when working by yourself versus collaborating with a team. My conclusion was analogous to running versus jogging.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Why I do Bow Tie Wednesday
Every Wednesday since January 2012 I have worn a bow tie. While many people think it may be a stylish quirk (not doubting that either), it is time that I have something written down to link to; a declaration of "Why".
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