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The MBA Decision Guide for Product Managers — Diana Kimball Berlin

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Is business school worth it? If you’re an early-career product manager working in tech, the question of whether to go back to school for an MBA has probably crossed your mind. I wrote this post to share everything I wish I’d known back when I made my own decision to go to business school. Here’s a common pattern: Straight out of college, you join a tech company as a product manager, possibly as part of an APM or RPM program. After a few years on the job, you start seeing peers of yours making their first big career and life moves. This sparks some reflection, and a thought: if product management sits at the intersection of technology and business, wouldn’t it make sense to learn more about business? One day, you bring up the MBA question with someone you trust. Their response catches you off guard. Your manager: “Why would you spend the time and money to get an MBA? People go to business school to get the job you already have.” Your engineering peer: “Aren’t MBAs mainly for finance peo

The MBA Decision Guide for Product Managers Baker Library at Harvard Business School on a cloudy day—a snap from my camera roll circa 2013. Is business school worth it? If you’re an early-career product manager working in tech, the question of whether to go back to school for an MBA has probably crossed your mind. I wrote this post to share everything I wish I’d known back when I made my own decision to go to business school. Here’s a common pattern: Straight out of college, you join a tech company as a product manager, possibly as part of an APM or RPM program. After a few years on the job, y

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