I also think his opinion, while strongly stated, is very valid though.
There a more "good ideas" than people to implement them. Thinking up an idea, writing a business plan, and securing some funding is (IMO and IME) easier that actually putting that good idea into practice and finding all the little edge-cases, never-thought-of-thats, and such along the way.
I wouldn't get distracted by funding, especially angel funding, which is what you'll typically find at the very early stages.
Beef-headed MBA's went to school with other beef-heads, and might know a few people who know a few people. Scraping up $1M is not terribly difficult when you know a few people. Put another way, one of my favorite quotes is "A fool and his money are soon venture capital".
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Probably a valid assessment.
I also think his opinion, while strongly stated, is very valid though.
There a more "good ideas" than people to implement them. Thinking up an idea, writing a business plan, and securing some funding is (IMO and IME) easier that actually putting that good idea into practice and finding all the little edge-cases, never-thought-of-thats, and such along the way.
Well, funding is a different matter. If a beef-headed M.B.A. actually has some funding, they might actually be worth listening to.
However, 99% of the time they don't have funding, they've (at best) got "strong interest from investors" or some such.
I wouldn't get distracted by funding, especially angel funding, which is what you'll typically find at the very early stages.
Beef-headed MBA's went to school with other beef-heads, and might know a few people who know a few people. Scraping up $1M is not terribly difficult when you know a few people. Put another way, one of my favorite quotes is "A fool and his money are soon venture capital".