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Kevin O'Leary Says Business School Teaches You Nothing Until Reality Hits — Reveals How He Learned The Hard Way And Now Spots Winners Quickly
Business schools train leaders who prioritize shareholder value, with two-thirds of MBA students endorsing profit maximization despite ethical controversies and high graduate salaries, experts say.
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Kevin O'Leary Says Business School Teaches You Nothing Until Reality Hits — Reveals How He Learned The Hard Way And Now Spots Winners Quickly
Disclosure: The article was originally published on Benzinga.com on June 19, 2025. Shark Tank star and investor Kevin O’Leary once remarked on how real-world experience—not business school—shaped his instincts, allowing him to size up entrepreneurs with near-perfect accuracy. What Happened: In a 2019 episode of Behind the Brand with Bryan Elliott, O’Leary was asked whether entrepreneurs are born or can entrepreneurship be learned? And how does h…
The Case Against Business Schools
When Harvard University established its graduate business school in 1908, one college alumnus registered his disapproval in the form of a cheeky little poem: Fair Harvard! I hear that you’ve been such a fool As to start a ridiculous business school Where ‘Grocery 2’ and ‘Butchery 4’ Take the place of the classics of yore. […]
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