I spent years knocking MBAs as a waste of time until I did one & had to eat my words ... best educational experience I ever had. But I agree with Geoff -- most MBA programs don't focus anywhere near as much on the sorts of things that matter to startups in their early phases. These days the best MBA programs include a lot of emphasis on entrepreneurship, but the emphasis is usually on strategy and the DNA of successful startups than the nuts and bolts of financial management.
+1 for me for the seminar ... and an extra +1 on the idea of turning this from a single workshop into something of a bit more lasting permanence. If the material is worthwhile it's something we should be capturing and making available to all SBers ... it's stuff like this that can really make a difference to the Australian startup community. Andrew. www.tapestry.net On Jun 24, 10:29 pm, Avis M <avismulh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd be well keen, looks awesome > > On Jun 24, 9:47 pm, Jonathan Clarke <clarke.jonat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > +1 > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Nicholas Tong <nton4...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Definately keen! > > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Matthieu Stone > > > <matthieu.st...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> I'd be there. > > > >> On 24 June 2011 19:30, Bec Coleman <b...@becfaye.com.au> wrote: > > > >>> Definitely been keen! > > >>> Its an area I don't feel too confident in so would love to learn more. > > > >>> Bec > > >>> Hatchling Online > > > >>> On 24/06/2011, at 1:05 AM, Peter Alderson wrote: > > > >>> Guys - I just want to get a quick feel as to the level of interest in > > >>> brushing up on your financial management skills. > > > >>> NSW I&I have been thinking about offering to pay for entrepreneurs to > > >>> undertake a two day financial management workshop. 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