“Avoid Hiring MBAs”: Inside Elon Musk’s Contrarian Hiring Philosophy That Helps Him Consistently Build Billion-Dollar Companies

Prefers those with tech and engineering backgrounds.

Not sure where I fit in Musk’s world view – I have a BS in computer science, an MS in software engineering, and worked at various places with titles of “Computer programmer”, “Computer Engineer”, “Software developer”, “Project Manager”, “Program Manager” and so on. I also earned an MBA later in life – and it taught me new ways of looking at problems and opportunities and gave me new tools with which to understand and develop business concepts. Didn’t seem all bad to me.

Of course, per the other post, Musk thinks everyone in the U.S. is a “subtard”, “retard”.

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