Seth Godin's Alternative MBA

**rnschmidt** · 12-02-2008 04:10 PM

Has anyone heard of Seth Godin's new alternative MBA? He went to Stanford for his MBA, but has been outspoken about what's wrong with most MBA programs today. It sounds like a good opportunity....what do you all think? Here is a summary:

Instead of going to business school, consider spending 6 intense months with Seth Godin and a few other amazing people.

This is not an internship and you don't get paid. This is a highly selective MBA-Like experience where you get a solid education and great experience. Here's what a typical day will look like:

One hour a day of class/dialogue
Four hours a day of working on Seth Godin's projects
Three hours a day of working on your personal project
Five hours a day of living, noticing, doing and connecting

If you're anything like me, then you've probably considered going to business school. AND, after countless hours of browsing the top MBA programs you've wondered two things. First, do you have a shot at getting in? And second, is it really worth $100,000+ and two years of your life.

After all, a quick glance at the Forbes list of the world's richest people reveals that few have MBA's. More importantly, when you consider all of the people who have been world changers, only a handful went to
business school.

So, what's an ambitious 20 (or 30)-something to do?

How does spending 6 intense months with Seth Godin and a few other amazing people sound?

If this sounds like your next right step, then I want to encourage you to apply. You can get all the details here:

[Forum won't allow me to post the URL that was here] - Just use google

And there is a facebook group to connect folks interested in applying here:

[Forum won't allow me to post URL that was here] - Facebook group is called "Don't go to business school - Seth Godin's Alternative MBA" - you can just search for it.

What do you think? Is this legit?

**KevinBuecher** · 12-03-2008 04:58 PM

This is all about fair trade he is presenting an opportunity to be around great people. It might not be an MBA yet it is something that is worth doing, trying and at least applying for. In the past two days I have had the opportunity too talk to SIX people that I have never met and these are SIX people that are intelligent bright and downright brilliant. Thanks Seth.

Here is the blog post that started it all.
Google Seth's Blog: If you could change your life