EPISODE · Aug 25, 2025 · 57 MIN
Should you do an MBA?
from Anders Realistisch · host Franz Schürmann und Tobias Schütz
In their new episode and English-language debut, hosts Franz and Tobi engage in a wide-ranging discussion on modern career paths and entrepreneurship. They begin by sharing their personal business ventures, from a co-founded gaming company to Tobi's journey in diagnostics and Franz's current role as Head of Product at CareerOS. A key topic is the rise of AI in the workplace, where Franz details a groundbreaking experiment at his company using an AI agent for recruiting top talent from a pool of thousands of students. The main segment features a deep-dive debate on the value of pursuing an MBA. They weigh the high costs against potential benefits like networking, salary increases, and career pivots, while contrasting the different MBA landscapes in Europe and the United States.The guy that worked for 14 Y-Combinator startupshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6dHIPVoTMCluelyhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/cluely/Financial Times MBA Rankinghttps://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2997/mba-2025Wharton Tution Feed Examplehttps://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/tuition-financial-aid/Chapters00:00 Highlights & Intro00:41 Welcome to our first English Episode!05:38 Rapid Fire Questions: Interns, Phone vs Caffeine, Franz's weakness & many more12:05 Cluely - the AI to cheat on anything15:19 The AI-Headhunter that Franz built with his Intern20:55 The guy that worked for 14 Y-Combinator startups22:11 Podcasts as a tool for your business35:16 Are MBAs still worth it? 56:57 OutroKeywordsEntrepreneurship, Career Development, MBA, Technology, AI in Recruitment, Talent Management, Networking, Personal Growth, Startups, Higher Education, HR Tech, Bilingual Podcast, Venture Capital
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In their new episode and English-language debut, hosts Franz and Tobi engage in a wide-ranging discussion on modern career paths and entrepreneurship. They begin by sharing their personal business ventures, from a co-founded gaming company to Tobi's journey in diagnostics and Franz's current role as Head of Product at CareerOS. A key topic is the rise of AI in the workplace, where Franz details a groundbreaking experiment at his company using an AI agent for recruiting top talent from a pool of thousands of students. The main segment features a deep-dive debate on the value of pursuing an MBA. They weigh the high costs against potential benefits like networking, salary increases, and career pivots, while contrasting the different MBA landscapes in Europe and the United States.The guy that worked for 14 Y-Combinator startupshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6dHIPVoTMCluelyhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/cluely/Financial Times MBA Rankinghttps://rankings.ft.com/rankings/2997/mba-2025Wharton Tution Feed Examplehttps://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/tuition-financial-aid/Chapters00:00 Highlights & Intro00:41 Welcome to our first English Episode!05:38 Rapid Fire Questions: Interns, Phone vs Caffeine, Franz's weakness & many more12:05 Cluely - the AI to cheat on anything15:19 The AI-Headhunter that Franz built with his Intern20:55 The guy that worked for 14 Y-Combinator startups22:11 Podcasts as a tool for your business35:16 Are MBAs still worth it? 56:57 OutroKeywordsEntrepreneurship, Career Development, MBA, Technology, AI in Recruitment, Talent Management, Networking, Personal Growth, Startups, Higher Education, HR Tech, Bilingual Podcast, Venture Capital
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