To MBA or not to MBA?

That is a question many budding entrepreneurs have been asking.  Here is a sample (the ALL CAPS style is how it came in and I have left it untouched :)

HELLO,
AKSHAY KOTHARI HERE…..

READ ABOUT YOU AND YOUR LIFE IN THE BOOK  “STAY HUNGRY,STAY FOOLISH” AND GOT VERY MUCH INSPIRED WITH  THE PEOPLE ABOUT WHOM YOU HAVE DESCRIBED.

I RESPECT YOUR ACHEIVEMENT,VISION AND DREAM.  SOMETHING ABOUT ME,
I AM  20 YEAR OLD FRESHER RECENTLY PERSUING BBA (FINAL YEAR) FROM INDORE. (CITY OF OPPORTUNITIES).

WE HAVE A SOUND REAL ESTATE BUSSINESS IN INDORE, SATISFIED CUSTOMERS AND MOST IMPORTANT GOODWILL. ITS ALL DONE BY MY FATHER AND I M RUNNING IN THE PROCESS TO MAKE IT 100 TIMES AND THATS COMMITMENT.

THATS WHAT I WANT IN MY LIFE -:

I WANT TO PROVE LEADERSHIP IN MY OWN WAY.
I WANT TO CREATE MY OWN PATH AND FOOTPRINTS.
I WANT TO BE THE MASTER OF MY OWN DESTINY.
AND FINALLY…..
I WANT TO BE YOU BUT IN A DIFFERNT WAY.

AND I WANT TO MAKE THIS ALL TRUE IN  REALESTATE  BECAUSE THATS WHAT ONE DAY MY CITY WILL BE KNOWN FOR,AND I WANT TO BE A REASON FOR THAT !!  QUESTION I WANT TO ASK -:

TWO YEARS IN A BUSSINESS  OR TWO YEARS IN A BUSSINESS SCHOOL WHAT KEEPS MORE WORTH?????
JOB EXPERIANCE WITH ANY COMPANY OR DIRECTLY I SHOULD JOIN MY BUSSINESS???

MAY GOD BLESS YOU WITH AN EVERLASTING SUCCESS FOR YOUR MAGAZINE (JAM).
REALLY THIS BOOK WAS THE BEST ROADMAP FROM DREAM TO SUCCESS.

THANKS

AKSHAY KOTHARI (ON THE WAY TO BE A REAL ESTATE TYCOON)
INDORE (MP)

Well Akshay, there is no hard and fast rule. You can definitely become a tycoon without an MBA degree but if you feel you want that experience, then go for it now rather than regret many years later. Two years is a very short time in a long career. Just make sure you learn from the MBA what YOU want to make a success of your business and do not get caught up in the placement ratrace.

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The inspiring stories of 25 IIM Ahmedabad graduates who chose to tread a path of their own making.

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