College Startups: The 'New Master's Degree'

  • "...New MBA Degree" may be a better title.

    There are still plenty of subjects where getting a Masters degree or even a PhD is the gateway to learning more thoroughly about that particular field/subject.

  • Very hard to argue with real experience. Having to make payroll goes a lot further than a strategy class or term paper.

  • The article doesn't address whether working in a fast-changing unstructured environment is right for you. Some people are genuinely in their element in a startup. Others are happier in a more predictable environment. Some were meant to be in academia, or whatever.

    Finding the right match for you is more important than making a billion dollars, getting a Master's degree, or whatever other analogies they make.

  • Nice! Shout out for my current school, Emory University! Too bad my startup wasn't mentioned.

  • Yeah this sounds much better than, actually learning to create something with your two hands. Whether that's a building, vehicle or software.

  • > A desire to make a difference in the world

    Yea, coat checks and and t-shirts ... I can feel the impact.