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As I was reading this it dawned on me that what is missing for much of the C suite was an analytical framework. There's some of out there and many firms will tell you they have it but for applications beyond marketing they aren't tried and tested.   

Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

I had to laugh a bit reading it.  I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners.  I listed on many databases – some MBA, some not.  I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide.  BCG, Bain, LEK – they’re all great), a few years at a start-up or a few years somewhere like Microsoft, Google, Amazon or Apple.  MBA fine, but not required.