Very interesting article — poses the question “Is it better to spend money and go without salary to get an MBA? Or to put the same time/cash toward doing a startup. In this guy’s case, the answer was easy.
The unexpected lesson: about 4 to 5 months after quitting my job I was already ROI positive in terms of networking, learning and satisfaction.
In just a few months I felt completely confident that if the startup went splat on someone’s windshield, I’d be able to find a more interesting and higher paying job that I had before. Also, compared to an MBA, doing a startup felt like an amazing deal: On one hand, an MBA (tuition alone) might run about $85,000 whereas the startup has cost me only $5,000. The salary was the same ($0) but the learning and networking with the startup was much, much greater than with the MBA.
In retrospect, jumping into the startup led to some immediate and unexpected benefits that, at least for me, far outweighed the forgone salary of my previous job and positioned me better for my future. Quitting turned out to be a zero risk move.
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