Ask HN: Is undergrad business school useful for running a startup?

chiefalchemist · on March 1, 2023

Not snarky but, as opposed to what? No school? An arts degree? Or are you looking for an alternative to an undergrad biz school degree that's more start up focused?

Plenty of school now seem to have entrepreneurial programs. Maybe a undergrad school that has an entrepreneurial emphasis is your best bet?

SunghoYahng · on March 1, 2023

as opposed to STEM degree

chiefalchemist · on March 2, 2023

I think it depends on where you want to fit in a start up? For example, if you want to do customer acquisition then marketing (and analytics) which is more biz school than STEM might work. Product dev, same. But if you lean to something more technical then go more STEM-y.

throwawaysalome · on March 1, 2023

Two ways to make money, financial speculation or selling to other people. Most prefer the latter -- less of a chance of going broke.

To the extent that any business school (undergrad or later) introduces you to other people, that helps.