<p>I go to a Business school where you graduate with a B.S. in Business and have to choose concentrations. I plan on double majoring/concentrating in Finance and Computer Science. Each concentration is only 5 classes, so in total I would only be taking 5 CS classes in college. I plan on moving to San Francisco after college and working in the tech industry on the Business and development side of things, not really on programming. How would these 5 computer science classes plus 5 finance classes, not counting the university core and the Business core (accounting, marketing, ops, etc.) hold up in this industry. I want to be able to understand technology, how to create internet business, and effectively run a startup. Would these 5 computer science classes be enough? I read a lot about successful tech entrepreneurs and many didn’t go to college, dropped out, know a lot about computer science, or were just very savvy and at the right place at the right time. Then I’ll read about Stanford computer science grads plus MBA’s so it’s really quite a gap.</p>
<p>Well, what are these five classes? We need details.</p>
<p>Most of the startup superstars you hear about got their wealth by successfully creating and marketing a piece of software (or web site). Many of them, even the college drop outs, usually knew plenty about computer programming or were very closely associated with others who did.</p>
<p>Business peeps NEED to know technology these days, at least to an extent to be able to weigh choices. If you don’t know the pros and cons of Linux vs. Windows, C++ vs. C#, etc., then you’d have to delegate all of these decisions, and for a tech startup in the Bay Area that would make you look like a boob if you didn’t know your stuff.</p>