34:00How Should Business Schools Prepare Students for Startups?
Jeff Bussgang and Michael Seibel discuss how business schools can better prepare students to build tech startups. They identify recurring gaps among MBA applicants: lacking a technical co-founder, delaying commitment, and relying on research without building a live product. They suggest bringing engineers and experienced founders into closer contact with MBA students, improving technical and prototyping skills, and teaching practical startup lessons from people with current operating experience. They also weigh the long-term value of an MBA against working at an early-stage startup, especially depending on the school and the strength of the surrounding startup ecosystem.