MBA or Start My Business?

By Tim Berry

Question: I’m 35. I feel like I hit the rock bottom in my career path and I’m totally lost. Some people I know recommended getting an MBA. Others say it is a waste of time and money, since I am too OLD by the time I get the degree, and no one would hire me.... Read More »

Read This Before Getting an MBA Degree

By Tim Berry

Here I am, father of five grown-up children, 37 to 22 years old, all of them working in small high-tech companies, all of them college grads, two of them with graduate degrees. And, while my MBA studies were exactly what I wanted, and worked great for me, not one of my five kids has a... Read More »

Note to MBAs: Drop the comma MBA, Please!

By Tim Berry

I just got another email from somebody whose email signature is “So-and-so, MBA.” Which reminds me of the business cards, and letters, and promotional material I see where people brandish those three letters after their name. I don’t think that “MBA” thing behind your name works out for you. Have you heard the joke about... Read More »

One Problem with Entrepreurship Education

By Tim Berry

I’m not saying this is the only problem. And, by the way, I’m in favor of entrepreneurship education, when it’s done well. I think it helps … but that’s another post. It’s a simple story. It’s a real problem with business education concerning entrepreneurship in top institutions. It happens way too often. Not that it’s the... Read More »