250k tuition. 2 years lost income. Making only 200k out of MBA doing consulting. From a comp perspective MBA seems like a bad financial deal. Are there any benefits to getting a top tier MBA?
I’m 24 SDE @ Amazon India. L5. 3 YOE. From last couple of months I’m thinking lot about my career progression. I want to reach Director/VP level position later in my career (early 40’s) or own small scale tech company but sometimes I feel like being SDE won’t take me there. Also I see most of the V...Read more
MBAs are not worth it. In todays world, they are for rich people with cash to burn who are hoping to “break in” to tech without much effort. I never look at education before interviewing candidates. Experience over education. With MBAs you waste hundreds of thousands of dollars and miss out of sev...Read more
Currently YoE 15 TC: 600k Level M2 (MS 67/68, Amazon L7, Google L7, FB E7 equivalent) Thinking of an executive MBA either Wharton SF or MIT. 1) Is it even worth the money (200k+) and more importantly time (35+ weekend away over a to hear period)? 2) Will it help me get to Director, then VP at a la...Read more
Which FAANG or top tier tech companies have continuing education programs? I know some have partnerships with more local schools as well. #mba #techmba
Current Product Manager, 6 years of experience, Ivy undergrad. I have the opportunity to attend Wharton on a partial scholarship (total cost for attendance would be roughly $50,000), and I am also waiting for Facebook to hear about my offer details. I am conflicted about which one to choose, or if ...Read more
27 5mil NW and 1mil+ TC, can maintain while doing mba. I plan on doing an mba at a T7 more or less to date and find a future wife. Thoughts? I am Indian, us citizen. My moms pressuring me and i figure i’d have the best shot of finding a good match at a place with a bunch of people my age. A top sc...Read more
Hi everyone, tl;dr - Any advice for an engineer without significant CS/coding experience trying to get into PM, either through full-price MBA (top program) or direct job search? I am a controls engineer in the power industry, and recently I was accepted to a Top 5 MBA program. My plan is to pursue...Read more
Eventually planning to go down the entrepreneurial route (in 1-3 years). Have a Phd in AI but have never had training in business. A possible option is a 1-2 year online busuiness degree. Anyone here who has a business or MBA degree? Or anyone that has founded a company? What are you thoughts? Thank...Read more
I’ll be educating my kids in India. There’s a clear pattern, locals don’t like Indians https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/24-year-old-indian-student-chirag-antil-shot-dead-in-car-in-canadas-vancouver-5438806
Software engineering manager with 15 yrs experience and 10 yr people management experience. Worth doing MBA?
Anyone have experience taking the Amazon MBA online assessment? What should I expect during the 90mins assessment and how can I prepare for it? #amazon #MBA
I am a software engineer working in a top hft firm with 3+ years of work experience, I am planning to do an MBA from one of the top b-schools in the US. Is it worth the financial risk considering I will have to take a loan for the entire thing.
Hi i am seriously considering going to MBA at one of the top 5 schools. I am 30 yrs old, tenured L6 PM at Amazon with a Masters in CS. Reasons i am considering- learn, networking, potential good opportunity? Plz lemme know how u think. Thanks
Man, I know no one worth their salt in Silicon Valley respects an MBA, especially the ones who come from consulting. These glorified bean counters whose only real skill seems to be uttering words like synergy, boil the ocean, granularity, directionally correct, wordsmith and other buzzwords and prov...Read more
What compensation packages are new MBA hires getting in 2018 for Product Marketing Manager or Program Manager at Microsoft?
What’s the honest TC 1,2,3 year out of top MBA? I want the first hand answers, don’t point me to some other website. #consulting #finance #mba #compensation
I am SWE at Google. I want to do an MBA to improve over all skills. End goal: Become good manager Looking for some thoughts and opinions. TC: 250k