Hey friends,
At a point in time, I was tempted to take an MBA. I scoured around for options and attended a few briefing sessions. My intent was primarily to gain new wisdom but I also learned that many others are keen to take one because of the network. I decided against it as it costs too much for me at that time. Even if the network may be valuable, it seems a rather directionless tactic. Akin to spraying bullets from a machine gun while panning from left to right, in hope that you will hit a target. Maybe because I do content and that naturally attract inbound traffic of people whom I'm targeting. Getting to know potential clients through an educational program feels more salesy. As more people wake up to that reality, traditional schools will struggle except for the top 3 brand names. Companies like ThePowerMBA and New Campus 👇realised that way before me and are truly democratising management education by pricing it at 1% of the traditional premium and still providing not just the knowledge but also the valuable network. Check out my latest podcast interview with Will Fan from New Campus to learn more.
Have a great week ahead! 
🎧Podcast Episode 88
Will Fan is the co-founder and CEO at NewCampus, a modern leadership school looking to equip a new generation of critical thinkers and infinite learners. As the cheerleader of changing the way people learn, he works with the government, corporates, universities and startups in building a modern learning experience for the changing workforce. Find him writing on the future of work and learning, speaking and lecturing on scaling culture at hypergrowth organizations, and occasionally illustrating for the world of NFTs. Prior to founding NewCampus, he was a debt capital analyst at Nomura and a management consultant at Accenture. He also previously co-founded an edtech, QLC, which helps millennials try new career experiences from anywhere in the world. He is a member of Forbes Business Council and was previously awarded Forbes China’s 30 under 30 (Education) in 2017. What we discussed: - Reducing the costs of management training to 1% of traditional management schools.
- Why curriculum design takes so long and how they endeavour to solve that problem.
- Key management challenges that face Southeast Asian leaders
- Startup management issues
- And many more…
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(60% completed) The needle is moving slowly this week as editing the deck took longer than I thought. The deck has gone up to 200 slides and I'm not personally pleased with the first cut. Still, I'm holding myself to the timeline and have next week as the final week to binge record my presentation.
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