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![mmcilwain](https://data3.answerbase.com/answerbase/11352/Images/Avatars/avatar_01.jpg)
Sep 14, 2016 - 04:43 PM
Good. I disagree with Guy. I don’t think you need many MBAs but there is a handful of skillsets about how you go to market, tell your story and think about strategy that can be highly complementary to the visionaries building the product.
![nikob](https://data3.answerbase.com/answerbase/11352/Images/Avatars/avatar_01.jpg)
Sep 24, 2016 - 03:12 PM
Good, since I have to pick one or the other. I’ve seen MBAs who are super talented founders.
![gilpenchina](https://data3.answerbase.com/answerbase/11352/Images/Avatars/avatar_01.jpg)
Oct 04, 2016 - 01:35 PM
Evil. In the Valley we're not really huge fans of MBAs which is awesome cause I am one!
![gottesman](https://data3.answerbase.com/answerbase/11352/Images/Avatars/avatar_01.jpg)
Oct 17, 2016 - 11:23 AM
Good. Oh, gosh. It's a hard one cause I have an MBA. I think for early stage startups good but in limited doses. I mean, I think the issue with MBAs is you do get analysis paralysis and if you're asking what I'd rather have an A plus engineer or an A plus MBA at an early stage startup, I'd rather have an A plus engineer.
But ultimately you need both the business side and the tech side. And I do think business schools do provide a skill set that can be helpful to companies and a lot of great companies were started by MBAs for sure.
But ultimately you need both the business side and the tech side. And I do think business schools do provide a skill set that can be helpful to companies and a lot of great companies were started by MBAs for sure.
![paulbuchheit](https://data3.answerbase.com/answerbase/11352/Images/Avatars/avatar_01.jpg)
Nov 12, 2016 - 02:40 PM
It's depends but mostly evil. I think if a person is a strong employee then MBA doesn't hurt. But it can definitely be a disadvantage if they try to bring in too much of what they learned in business school. You've got to remember MBA stands for Master's of Business Administration not creation. I think it's usually more relevant in a more mature organization.
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