akshayxyz Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 Big thanks to everyone for chipping in: @ Akshayxyz, I will go through the link you've posted. Generally, I have very less will power and never end up studying when I am supposed to do self study. @ kabira, holy and s=g Learning with my dad will limit myself to how he sees and does things. Admittedly, it has worked wonders for him, but there must be something more too that can be done. Besides, if I do a full time MBA- Family Business course, I would pick up things faster when I work with him than I do if I joined right away. @ Rett, I agree with most of what you've written. The course that I am currently looking at is a family biz MBA that is customized according to the need of the individual. Not completely customized, but there is some degree of flexibility. Besides its a 9 months to 1 yr course and involves working where the faculty will accompany you to your business. That could be very useful. The faculty will also understand your business and help you understand it better. In a way, its more a consultancy than a course. And its from a pretty good B school. All in all, I'm sold on that idea. At least as of now. Less will power (I am sure you are being modest or underestimating yourself)!!! If such is the case then won't resident course be better for you? Since you will need all that will power/motivation even if you go for correspondence course. In fact, one never learns much from - study to pass exams - be resident or correspondence program. One important tip - in case you choose to self study (online/book) - pick one resource and stick to it, do not juggle between multiple options. Unless of course the particular course suggests you some reference for advanced studies.
akshayxyz Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 And as holysmoke said - whatever course you do, nothing can compare with working with someone who has been running the business for years - your dad. Running a business is different from doing the quant stuff - (hire an MBA for that) - But of course, having basic quant skills will help, only to some extent. And beware, by doing few courses you will not become expert, you will still need employees for that. (Sorry, in case I have been repeating obvious stuff or stuff you already know, i know it can be really annoying ;))
Holysmoke Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 Dont need any MBA .. just Marry a Gujju ... he will take care of your bijiness ( you will need someone to tek care of you but lets not digress ) :P I take offense at that statement :hitler: taking care of PB and jpeg' doesnt count :headshake: :icflove: Screw you :finger: PS - BTW, WTF is PB? Peanut Butter? PowerBuilder? Prison Break? Professional Bijnesssssss? :hmmmm2:
zen Posted May 17, 2011 Posted May 17, 2011 Big thanks to everyone for chipping in: @ Rett, I agree with most of what you've written. The course that I am currently looking at is a family biz MBA that is customized according to the need of the individual. Not completely customized, but there is some degree of flexibility. Besides its a 9 months to 1 yr course and involves working where the faculty will accompany you to your business. That could be very useful. The faculty will also understand your business and help you understand it better. In a way, its more a consultancy than a course. And its from a pretty good B school. All in all, I'm sold on that idea. At least as of now. I like one year courses. Which is one of the reasons, I had applied to IE in Spain. Also the program was bilingual. I feel bad, I coundn't pursue it. I deal with NA Fortune 100 (major automakers) business accounts with over $100 million of business. Even work on projects/issues like RFQ, payments, customs, volumes, etc arising in Latin America, Australia and Asia. I do feel at times, if I had done MBA, then it could have helped me more. Earlier, I was dealing in luxury brands so had to travel a lot to Europe and at times though about doing MBA. It's always good to get this out of the way. Remember, the one of the biggest assets is your knowledge. You can't go wrong with trying to acquire it. When you combine knowledge with experience, you get wisdom :winky:
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