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How did a Harvard MBA help you to become a tech entrepreneur? 4 Nov 2012 | 10:01 pm

“How did a Harvard MBA help you to become a tech entrepreneur? What do you make of arguments that an MBA is not necessary, even distracting to spend 2 years in school (and in debt) rather than focusin...

Why do business schools prefer engineering majors to business majors? 20 Oct 2012 | 08:30 pm

“4/4 of my friends who were accepted to HBS and Wharton were engineering majors in undergrad, while 4/4 friends who were business majors didn’t even get interviews (superstars with 720+ GMAT). Why do ...

Can one be successful at starting and running a business (in the area of his/her expertise) without having an MBA? 15 Sep 2012 | 07:57 pm

“Can one be successful at starting and running a business (in the area of his/her expertise) without having an MBA? Have you seen it happen?  What advice would you give to someone like that?” –Oksana ...

Why Are Black Women Considered Unattractive? 4 Jun 2012 | 03:17 am

“I’m a 22 year old African American woman and I’m curious as to why black women are considered so unattractive. Why do we of all women get the worst of the worst labels placed on us? I’ve seen YouTube...

Why does my boyfriend’s Gmail account get so much porn spam? 14 Feb 2012 | 10:32 am

Why does my boyfriend’s Gmail account get loaded with nothing but porn emails in his spam folder, while my Gmail account gets none?  My spam is always empty, and he gets up to 30 porn spam emails a da...

Check Out The Economist’s Online MBA Fair 11 Jan 2012 | 08:35 am

I first started reading The Economist back in 1994, when I was applying to be a Rhodes Scholar, and was told that I needed to be more aware of both global issues and events in the UK.  While I didn’t ...

I am 53 years old and want to start my MBA next Fall at 54. Am I crazy? 19 Dec 2011 | 06:01 am

“I am 53 years old and want to start my MBA next Fall at 54.  Am I crazy?  I have a B.S. in Business and work as an Administrative Assistant at a local community college.  I would like to teach part-t...

Donate $20 to Cancer, Get An Email Answer 13 Dec 2011 | 08:35 am

Since I get about 5-10 questions per day, and only answer (at most) one per week, a lot of folks don’t get their questions answered.  But if you’re really intent on getting a response from me, through...

Will Lysol remove 99.9% of all viruses like the manufacturer promises? 11 Dec 2011 | 06:33 am

“We have some trash cans we would like to use for clothes and other uses. Will Lysol remove 99.9% of all viruses and completely disinfect the container like the manufacturer promises? I have a bet wit...

I’m 55 and just sold my company. Should I go back to college and earn my degree? 5 Dec 2011 | 08:12 pm

“I am a 55 year old guy that sold his software company to a public company last year.  I have no college degree but have always felt I was missing something.  I have tons of real world business knowle...

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