A guy I really look up to (A VP of Engineering type of guy with a lot of startup experience) said once:
"At a startup, you need people who build shit and you need people who sell shit. IF you succeed on those fronts, eventually you might need people to manage/organize shit."
Time and again I see startups with technology that's inferior to their competition kick ass because they have a salesgod out there getting early customers or bizdev relationships. But I don't think an MBA is ideally suited for this role-- in fact, I think they've probably been well trained to manage/organize shit and wouldn't lower themselves to a cold call/email.
"At a startup, you need people who build shit and you need people who sell shit. IF you succeed on those fronts, eventually you might need people to manage/organize shit."
Time and again I see startups with technology that's inferior to their competition kick ass because they have a salesgod out there getting early customers or bizdev relationships. But I don't think an MBA is ideally suited for this role-- in fact, I think they've probably been well trained to manage/organize shit and wouldn't lower themselves to a cold call/email.