Business Education is Broken. Here’s How to Fix it

You know something’s wrong with the way things are going at business school when you see a headline like this:

That’s one of the top business schools in the world.

A bunch of people will probably point out that this isn’t surprising, since business school isn’t really about learning anymore.

“It’s all about the networking.”

Even so, the network effect is now also a diminishing value prop, as technology enables new distributed networks that don’t cost an arm and a leg (~$250k).

And for what?

A high-paying consulting and finance role?

Those jobs can work wonders for your career, wallet, and network, but even they are looking increasingly risky to spend years of your life breaking into.

It’s not just business school, by the way.

Young men graduating from college are having as much trouble getting jobs as their non-college-educated peers.

Educators themselves are having trouble, too.

Ask the founders of AI’s hottest companies, and this is what they’ll tell you:

Anthropic co-founder Ben Mann:

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman:

Education as we know it is facing a reckoning.

But predicting the future is a losing game.

Peter Drucker said it best: “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

So that’s what we’ve tried to do, at least for the people who want to buy, own, and scale real businesses.

See, most business schools weren’t built for this era or for most people’s jobs.

They teach you to analyze a deal from 2007, not negotiate one tomorrow morning. They’re simply not designed for immediate implementation.

That’s not a dunk on MBAs. Plenty go on to build, lead, and shape the world.

But today, what you can do right now matters as much, if not more than what’s on your diploma. Skill > credentials. Execution > prestige. Business builders > résumé builders.

So if the old playbook won’t cut it in 2030… Then what’s the new one?

We wanted to know that answer, too, so instead of predicting one, we created one.

It’s serving ~2,000 students right now. Many of them are doing incredible things.

That’s because we believe black belts in business aren’t earned by watching.

They’re earned by doing.

We also believe the next generation of business education won’t happen in lecture halls. It’ll happen online in business dojos: virtual, hands-on training grounds, built for real-time action.

Learning this way means:

• Having a growing, curated library of hyper-relevant lessons that help you take action

• Accessing live coaching + expert feedback, when you need it

• Using AI tools to explain exactly what you need help with

• Getting fast, tactical insights from people actively buying and building businesses just like you

In this format, you get a constant stream of data and insight from business owners, operators, and coaches…

Not case studies from 10 years ago, but from deals happening that day.

To make that happen, we designed a system with:

• Concierges that keep you on track and make sure you have what you need

• Coaches to help you push through roadblocks every day

• Badges to gamify progress and share your wins with peers

• Constant visibility into how others are progressing on deals, hiring, growth, and more

• Live calls where coaches poke holes in your active deals and improve outcomes

• Expert sessions designed to go deep on specific topics and friction points

• In-person meetups and camps focused on connection and tactical implementation.

• Due diligence tools and tech integrations that reduce time and cost.

At the end of it all, what do you get?

1/10th the cost of a top MBA, and 10x more focus on what we think actually matters for most people. And inside, you see a whole lotta this…

We think this is where education is heading across many sectors.

Immediate application. Focused on results.

The old way is breaking.

And the new way?

It’s already working.

ONE LAST THING…

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