I had a similar experience to Andrew. After years of knocking MBA's and declaring I would not do one, I succumbed and enrolled in a Masters of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Swinburne University. I saw that program as a compromise! It was an interesting program, however due to a forced move to Brisbane, I ended up at QUT on their MBA program. I chose it because of its flexibility and opportunity to still focus on Entrepreneurship.
Despite the fact I now teaching on that program (declared interest!), I still believe that the strength and structure of an MBA with an entrepreneurship focus is a great blend. QUT does strive very had to blend reality with theory, including having people like me teach on the program as opposed to pure academics. We also endeavour where we can to get real live entrepreneurs in front of classes to share their experiences. >From a personal perspective I believe I make significantly better decisions today, with a more objective base, that I ever did previously. In short, the right MBA can make a significant difference to ones approach to business. Neil James www.novateur.net Brisbane On Jun 25, 4:55 pm, Andrew Dowling <andrew.dowl...@tapestry.net> wrote: > 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. We've been talking > > > >>> about > > > >>> making this <http://bit.ly/kLT2vl> Westpac-run course available for > > > >>> entrepreneurs to attend free-of-charge, however, I've just been > > > >>> through it > > > >>> and feel it's to focused on manufacturing & retail businesses. > > > > >>> With that said, I'm interested to know whether you would attend a > > > >>> two-day, free-of-charge, financial management workshop specific to > > > >>> early-stage web/software companies? > > > > >>> To give you a bit of an idea as to the type of information I envision > > > >>> being covered, check out the links > > > >>> here<http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/saas-metrics/>and > > > >>> here<http://thinkvitamin.com/business/how-to-track-six-key-metrics-for-you...> > > > >>> . > > > > >>> Any feedback is most appreciated. > > > > >>> -- > > > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon > > > >>> Beach > > > >>> Australia mailing list. > > > > >>> Guidelines on discussion: > > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e13... > > > > >>> No lurkers! 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