This article reminded me of a massive gripe I had while studying management at University. What I couldn’t fathom as an excited, motivated interested student, was why on earth those people insisted on teaching me management of production lines and old-world abstract theories. Degree cut short, I left feeling like I had learned next to nothing and wondering why on earth Universities don’t offer some form of ‘Start Up School’. How much easier would it be to start your own business if the idea seemed relevent enough to actually teach?

In New Zealand especially, where small businesses dominate the landscape, is it not a bit arrogant and old fashioned to think all business minded people aim to be high-level corporate managers in massive corporations?