“If I want to start a company, do I really need to go to business school?” is a question I get a lot.
Frankly, I think it’s a misguided question. If you want to start a business (as I did, heading into business school), then the real question is, “What do I have to do to maximize my chances of being a successful entrepreneur?” For some, that answer will mean going to business school, and for others, it won’t.
For me, going to business school was the right move. There are several reasons why, and I’d like to share five with you now. 1. Adam Grant. Wharton professor Adam Grant is something of a burgeoning national treasure with the runaway success of his recent book Give and Take (#2 on the New York Times Best Sellers list in April, second only to Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In). But before he began shaping the national conversation on how we think about success, he was Wharton’s highest rated professor who remembered every one of his students’ names while citing research seamlessly into conversation (all of which he still does). It is this Adam Grant on whom I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to lean when heading into an important negotiation or needing to reflect thoughtfully about any resistance the company is facing. The funny thing is I never took a class with Adam Grant while at Wharton. In fact our paths never really crossed while there. Because I went to Wharton, and students there told us we had to meet, Adam and I ultimately connected and have been able to engage in meaningful dialogue ever since.
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