I think the big question here is the viability of the path from any MBA into a start-up role in Europe, for example in healthcare. In for far as any MBA can do this, ESCP is a strong choice since you speak some French. However, interest rates are limiting startup growth and, even in a growth market, MBAs are expensive.
I'd be cautious about getting an MBA specifically to target getting into a startup, be clear what kind of startup you want to target.
In early stage startups (pre-seed funding), you may be called upon to perform various different roles, sometimes outside your usual field. An MBA might help to prepare you for this but paradoxically, early stage startups often struggle to afford hiring staff, certainly at MBA level salaries.
What might suit you better is a 'scaleup', maybe one that is growing at a significant rate and already had several rounds of external funding.
The challenge as Duncan hints at above, is there has been a big shakeup in startup valuations and funding in the last year or so and there are many people who have lost their jobs as a result. Perhaps by the time you graduate the situation might have improved a bit but with interest rates likely to remain high for a while, relative to the very low rates in the last decade, the startup sector will be quite challenging.
[quote]I think the big question here is the viability of the path from any MBA into a start-up role in Europe, for example in healthcare. In for far as any MBA can do this, ESCP is a strong choice since you speak some French. However, interest rates are limiting startup growth and, even in a growth market, MBAs are expensive. [/quote]<br><br>I'd be cautious about getting an MBA specifically to target getting into a startup, be clear what kind of startup you want to target. <br><br>In early stage startups (pre-seed funding), you may be called upon to perform various different roles, sometimes outside your usual field. An MBA might help to prepare you for this but paradoxically, early stage startups often struggle to afford hiring staff, certainly at MBA level salaries.<br><br>What might suit you better is a 'scaleup', maybe one that is growing at a significant rate and already had several rounds of external funding.<br><br>The challenge as Duncan hints at above, is there has been a big shakeup in startup valuations and funding in the last year or so and there are many people who have lost their jobs as a result. Perhaps by the time you graduate the situation might have improved a bit but with interest rates likely to remain high for a while, relative to the very low rates in the last decade, the startup sector will be quite challenging.
