Six Month Alternative MBA Recap

Today we officially graduate as the inaugural SAMBA class 2009. We now understand presentations, marketing, selling, spreadsheets, equity, and the ability to tell a story. We've figured out how to launch a project, invent a business and connect with customers, suppliers and people who matter.

We came together as 9 strangers with unique backgrounds from all over the US. We are leaving as friends, world changers, status quo challengers, community creators, thinkers and doers. We each have compiled a 'graduation speech' reflecting on the past six months:

Al Pittampalli - How to Start a Business That Works
Clay Hebert - A Life Changed
Emily Kate Boyd - SAMBA: The Lessons of a Six Month MBA
Ishita Gupta - Lessons I’ve Learned (and am Still Learning) from the Last 6 Months
Jon Dale - SAMBA Yearbook
Rebecca Goldstein - SAMBA: My Roller Coaster Journey
Susan Villas Lewis - The Bald Guy in My Head
Allan Young - Check back...Coming Soon
Alex Krupp - Check back...Coming Soon

Seth, our Cafeteria Supervisor, Dean and Chief Lecturer has been more than generous in giving his time, energy and insight to us over the past six months. We are eternally grateful and hope to make him proud by making a difference in the world.

The official Six Month MBA class may be complete, but we are not saying goodbye! We will continue to blog on sixmonthmba.com. More good things to come!

L-R (Jon, Clay, Ishita, Seth, Susan, Rebecca, Al, Alex)

Comments

[Tracy]

Congratulations! I have been tracking you guys on your path to the 6 month MBA and have found your discoveries and learnings insightful! Best of luck in your future endeavors. I hope this idea takes off.

[carlos]

Congratulations, OF COURSE.

SETH, you need a ISAMBA (International SAMBA) ASAP, please, I would like to join to your SAMBA tribe.
Best regards,

Carlos from Spain

[HalalBuzz]

Or an online SAMBA

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[Becky Blanton]

Congratulations all of you! Wow! That was a FAST six months! I've been following, reading and admiring your journey. Amazing stuff! Go do great things. I know you will!

[Megan Casey]

It's been a privilege watching all of you move from 'big idea' mode to 'make things happen' mode. I'm glad I got to spend a few seconds of it with you. Congrats on what's to come.
-- Megan

[Joseph Joel Sherman]

Congratulations. Thank you for sharing what you have been learning.

[Joan Adams]

Congratulations to all of you! What an amazing opportunity!

[Courtney Walsh]

Wow, congrats! I remember when Seth hatched the idea of the program and now to see folks graduating from it is a huge accomplishment and a testament to education innovation!
@CourtneyWalsh

[Didier]

Thanks to your all !

Good luck for your projects.

:-)

[Jill Anderson]

Congrats Grads! We're all proud of you. Now go kick some butt. We're looking forward to seeing more great stuff from all of you.

[parth]

Congrats to all of you, you've all done such a fantastic job. Seth, please keep me posted in your MBA program, I would love to participate!

[ann franzen]

With envy I congratulate all of you! I look forward to witnessing the differences you'll make in the world.

[George Kao]

Having gotten an MBA, and been an MBA admissions director, and now a business owner, I now believe that people can learn much more starting & running their own business.

And if you package it right, your failed (or if lucky, successful) business launch experience can look more impressive than the "MBA" letters behind your name.

Plus, many people know that MBA graduates don't really understand business management...

...unless they also learned it elsewhere :)

These days, it's easy to find incredible valuable information and mentorship that's cheaper than an MBA.

It's also easier to grow a powerful network without going through the time, money, stress, and opportunity cost of a formal MBA degree.

For example, effective use of LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter can allow anyone to connect with influencers and their ideal audience.

Helpful training slideshow here...
http://tr.im/socialslides

But more importantly... CONGRATS to these awesome students of Seth Godin. I'll be following your progress!

[Andy]

I am amazed and awed (and jealous). I read all the student blog posts and it seems it was a truly transformational experience. Good luck in your endeavors.

[@Takuya_Hikichi]

I have been following this blog for the last month and so good to see everyone learning valuable lessons of life. Allan's blog posts were my favorite.

[Parag Shah]

Congratulations to all of you. I have been reading about this unique course from sometime.

I would love to do something like this for fresh comp sci grads who want to create their own startups.

--
Regards
Parag

[Colleen Kulikowski]

Congratulations on such a great opportunity!

[Daniel]

Congratulations!
Seth is really one of a kind in what he does.

[Bay Elliott]

Congratulations and Thank You to all who participated in Seth's MBA, including Seth.
You are changing the world for the better! Thanks!! Last week I saw a bumper sticker which read "Remember the person you always wanted to be" Thank you Seth for giving us the perspectives and tools to be that incredibly positive and contributing person.

[brooke thomas]

Happy Happy graduation everyone! We met at Seth's open house in December and it's been lovely to be able to follow allow with you on the blog. I look forward to reading more.

Here's my follow up on the last 6 months. My graduation speech if you will... http://bit.ly/YIYT1

Best to all of you as you keep on rocking it!

[Jocelyn]

Congratulations! I have been following your blogs since the start and love your insights and ideas.

Good luck! The world is your oyster. =)

[TheJobSeeker]

Now that you have graduated, we are eagerly waiting to hear what you do in the next few months. At stake is your own brilliance, your reason to come to Seth and his being as a guru. All our wishes!

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[Scott Gould]

Congratulations everyone.

All the best for the future.

[Adam Wells]

no fair, that sounds way too cool. I want in :)

[Allan]

Hey! Who has my SAMBA t-shirt and hat? Am I the only flunky?

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Great co-oration. Best of the Luck for your better career.

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Congratulations! I'm just looking at getting into a MBA program. at the same time I'm looking at starting a business.

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