Agreed.  To add to your point:<p>Most entrepreneurs need to spend a significant amount of time thinking about non-tech related objectives (e.g. sales, pricing, marketing, etc).  Sure -- there are tons of publications out there teaching a technical entrepreneur the fundamentals of marketing and sales, but it is always specific to the author&#x27;s&#x2F;interviewee&#x27;s own experience which happens to be unlike all others. Or, and perhaps more commonly, these publications tend to gloss over a really important fact (or facts): the author&#x2F;interviewee had insane connections or a very rich uncle that allowed her to achieve success as an entrepreneur&#x2F;businessperson without an MBA.<p>For those would-be entrepreneurs without insane connections, deep pockets, or a future unicorn in the making, the MBA provides an opportunity to build skills and knowledge important to getting a business off the ground and, more generally, teaches one how to operate in a world that revolves around money, not tech.  Personally, my MBA gave way to a great new career path, higher salary, great connections, and -- most importantly -- a much more holistic view of the world.<p>In the end, I do believe that an MBA is not required for success.  However, I disagree with Thiel and Sandberg drawing such a hard line in the sand.  People looking to learn is never a useless act.<p>For context -- I picked up an EE degree in undergrad and eventually went on to grab an MBA.