Forget the MBA. Here’s the fastest way to become a product manager | HackerNoon

hackernoon.com · 2,796 words · saved by 2 readers

Several notable people have weighed in on this topic on Quora — see <a href="https://www.quora.com/Are-top-MBAs-looked-down-upon-in-Silicon-Valley-If-so-why" target="_blank">this</a>, <a href="https://www.quora.com/Why-are-MBAs-looked-down-upon-in-Silicon-Valley" target="_blank">this</a>, and <a href="https://www.quora.com/Startup-founders-what-do-you-think-of-MBAs" target="_blank">this</a>. Excerpt from <a href="https://www.quora.com/Is-getting-an-MBA-worth-it?redirected_qid=6216598" target="_blank"><em>Keith Rabois: is getting an MBA worth it?</em></a>:

Many people in their mid careers think about getting an MBA as a stepping stone to become a product manager. That’s not needed — there are faster and more effective ways to become a product manager. Several notable people have weighed in on this topic on Quora — see this, this, and this. Excerpt from Keith Rabois: is getting an MBA worth it?: 2. The key levers in technology startups are almost never general management and rarely “strategy” qua strategy. Technology and design are usually the most important, perhaps marketing/messaging/framing and data analysis as well. Business school is a…

Forget the MBA. Here’s the fastest way to become a product manager | HackerNoon

saved by

related reading