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It wasn't just "MBAs suck." It's an important and subtle point that the best startups grow organically out of the founders' lives.
The really big cos weren't meant to be cos at first. They were just tinkering. That's harder for MBAs.
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I've seen the pattern over and over in YC interviews.
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ah, now I understand: you have a sample set bias problem. Agree MBAs who apply to YC are less likely to be on path toward success.
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agree on the side projects point. Cloudflare grew out of a side project as did most of the successful companies friends have started.
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disagree "harder for MBAs." That does not align with my personal experience or the experience I witnessed watching fellow students.
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school, including business school, provides a great Petri dish to allow side projects to germinate into something larger.
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Tinkering works because you can iterate fast and stumble upon some "simplex" solution that no "proper" business plan would ever aim for.
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