Ask HN: What are the top US schools teaching entrepreneurship and business?
Maybe this is common knowledge for Americans but as an Australian I have no idea. I've found it's really hard to find out anything business related from search engines due to blatant self promotion and SEO common in these fields.
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No schools can teach entrepreneurship. I have sat in numerous entrepreneurship classes at a top-tier school in the US, and I can safely say that none of those classes actually prepared me for doing the stuff that I am doing right now. Case studies about how others tackled issues can be bought and studied on your own time. You do not need to pay $50-60k per year to get that kind of education.
Look into starting something and learning the ropes yourself. If you are dedicated and have patience you will eventually succeed (people often underestimate how much patience is required)
Look into starting something and learning the ropes yourself. If you are dedicated and have patience you will eventually succeed (people often underestimate how much patience is required)
I would check out Babson College in Boston. You can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you're supposed to start a business your first year as an undergrad:
http://www3.babson.edu/ESHIP/default.cfm/
http://www3.babson.edu/ESHIP/default.cfm/
University of Michigan has a pretty good entrepreneurship program: http://cfe.umich.edu
Here's an old school place to start:
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/
(click on the MBA tabs)
Keep in mind that if you're into tech you'll get an advantage from a campus like MIT or Stanford. And it may not be a bad idea to visit a campus...
Keep in mind that if you're into tech you'll get an advantage from a campus like MIT or Stanford. And it may not be a bad idea to visit a campus...
Had a longer answer here, but managed to delete it.
In short: Stanford stands out in my mind as head-and-shoulders above the rest. After that, UC Berkeley.
If you shift to engineering (moreso than an entrepreneurship focus) MIT and Carnegie Mellon both have programs with good reputations.
Princeton, Harvard, and Yale also have great reputations, but I'm not sure how much of that comes from entrepreneurship in particular, and how much is just from their Ivy League aura in general.
In short: Stanford stands out in my mind as head-and-shoulders above the rest. After that, UC Berkeley.
If you shift to engineering (moreso than an entrepreneurship focus) MIT and Carnegie Mellon both have programs with good reputations.
Princeton, Harvard, and Yale also have great reputations, but I'm not sure how much of that comes from entrepreneurship in particular, and how much is just from their Ivy League aura in general.