I'll save you the time of getting an MBA..
what many people don't realize about an MBA is the fact that it's a gateway into certain big-company jobs (e.g., those in select Wall Street firms) ... the degree and school name are what people pay for.  obviously, they can always learn the technical material from books or even online.<p>this post is basically like one that's claiming "I'll save you the time of getting a driver's license" and simply telling you the local driving rules ... the LICENSE itself is what people need to get if they want to legally drive.  an MBA is a 'license' to work in certain types of firms (probably those that HNers probably don't want to work at)