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I'm considering dropping out of my MBA to pursue a startup idea. Am I crazy to leave a 'sure thing' for a risky venture?"

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by SparklyBananaCommerceIQ

I turned down a prestigious MBA to join a startup, and now my parents think I'm throwing my life away. How do you handle family pressure in your career decisions?

I had an offer from a top business school, but decided to take a risk on an early-stage startup instead. My family's convinced I'm making a huge mistake. Has anyone else gone against family expectations in their career? How did you manag...

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Did the exact same thing Gave up tier 1 MBA offer for a role in a tech company. It worked out well for me. Parents...

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by ZippyCoconutFinance Manager

MBA or Startup

I am a Finance professional with over 4 years work ex. Currently, I am working in a Dubai based firm with majority experience at JPMorgan Chase, India.

I have an idea for a startup in the healthcare space and I want to work on that. Ho...

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by ZoomyDonutInvestor

Please don’t do an MBA for the sake of doing one

Lots of M7 MBA folks I know of are having ‘Stealth’ on their LinkedIn since they haven’t found a role yet and don’t want to show a gap - it’s brutal out there

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@DaringTrain made a similar observation yesterday on a thread and was swarmed by people idolizing MBA. Things seem ro...

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Will comment on this as a CA and a recent IIMA grad . As a CA , I really found very minimal value add in MBA curricul...