In Praise of the Generalist
In a world of increasing specialization, it’s not always easy to be a generalist. The MBA is not the favored degree of Silicon Valley, and perhaps rightly so. Those who have more technical backgrounds in
In a world of increasing specialization, it’s not always easy to be a generalist. The MBA is not the favored degree of Silicon Valley, and perhaps rightly so. Those who have more technical backgrounds in
Charlie O’Donnell’s recent post for MBAs considering working at startups drew some harsh reactions, but also raised some excellent points. I wanted to add my own thoughts since I have an MBA and know the
As I have noted before, I feel that the quality of my online interactions with other individuals has been dropping. I no longer use Twitter as a conversation medium with friends because Twitter has changed.
Note: This post contains updates I am frequently asked by MBA students I work with what books I recommend. Many of these students are like myself: generalists interested in startups, entrepreneurship and venture capital. This
Years back a professor drew me a diagram of what he called the most powerful model in all of business: Tonight while I was thinking about business models, the web, some friends ideas and workstreamer