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Paul Graham

03/19/17

@ Y Combinator

Business school may not provide the skills necessary for early-stage startups; practical experience and learning by doing are more effective.

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Before the Startup with Paul Graham (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 3)

@ Y Combinator

Before the Startup with Paul Graham (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 3)

03/19/17

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Michael Seibel

06/22/17

@ Y Combinator

If you're considering business school to become an entrepreneur, gaining experience at an early-stage startup in a tech hub may provide more valuable connections and skills than an MBA program.

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Jeff Bussgang

06/22/17

@ Y Combinator

Business schools tend to be expensive and often fail to teach essential startup rules that students need to know.

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Michael Seibel

06/22/17

@ Y Combinator

Business schools are doing a poor job of preparing students to start tech companies, as observed by Michael Seibel.

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Michael Seibel

04/21/22

@ Y Combinator

The lessons learned at a big tech company may not apply to startups, as many founders find that their corporate experience is irrelevant compared to their college coursework.

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Harj Taggar

11/02/22

@ Y Combinator

Your past success in school or work does not guarantee success as a startup founder, as the challenges of startups are unique and require different skills.

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Y Combinator Cast

01/12/24

@ Y Combinator

The belief that a business person or MBA is essential for a startup is not necessarily true; a technical founder can be sufficient.

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Michael Seibel

06/22/17

@ Y Combinator

The perception that an MBA is a valuable credential in the startup world is misleading; many successful entrepreneurs do not have MBAs, and the real learning often happens in the trenches of startups.

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Y Combinator Cast

04/18/24

@ Y Combinator

Building expertise is essential when starting a startup; you need to develop your knowledge rather than rely solely on existing expertise.

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Jeremy Rossmann

06/20/19

@ Y Combinator

Many students express a desire to become entrepreneurs, but they often lack the real-world experience necessary to identify and solve significant problems.