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A lot of the advice seems superficial (using college and employer branding to leverage yourself into roles). It even goes to the point of telling you that earni

A lot of the advice seems superficial (using college and employer branding to leverage yourself into roles). It even goes to the point of telling you that earnign an MBA from a any school besides a toptier school hurts you. I guess that might be true if your only goal is to make $1M in 10 years, not for an average top-impact employee working their way up (the HN title says "as a traditional employee") Did anyone find value in this? It comes off as a bit arrogant maybe, but maybe Ineed to reread it

ednever 6y ago
Getting an MBA from a non-top school CAN help. The key is understanding how it can help: 1- If your pre-MBA employer has a strong brand, and you are not planning to switch functions, then a mid-tier MBA will hurt you (i.e., you are working at Amazon in marketing. Getting an MBA from University of Portland thinking it will accelerate your marketing career is a mistake) 2- If you are using an MBA to switch functions, then even a lower tier school will help you do that (but obviously not as valuable as a higher tier school) "Traditional employee" here just means someone working for an employer - not self employed or starting their own company. It does not mean "an average employee". Clearly a random person off the street is not going to make $1MM/year anytime soon. And anyone who claims they could make that happen are lying. Also: I would hope much of the advice is helpful for anyone who wants to "accelerate" their career, even if they don't take it all the way to $1MM.