[guyzero]

I took a degree program in Entrepreneurship - http://www.conrad.uwaterloo.ca/mbet

You could definitely just go out and start your own company. I'd never say that's not an option.

The program curriculum covered things like accounting and taxation which are reasonably important depending on what kind of business you're running. We got the chance to interact with local VC's and went through mock term sheet negotiations as well as discussion of what various terms mean in the world of venture funding. None of these things are un-learnable outside of school, but it was a positive experience.

We covered some technical things like organization structure and strategy and technology lifecycle management. We also covered marketing which may or may not be "technical" depending on your opinion of what marketers do.

You certainly do get connections, etc. Honestly there's a certain category of jobs that want to see an MBA before they'll hire you but I'm not sure of actual VCs really care about it.

The final truth is that even from an entrepreneurship program, the majority of students go on to get regular jobs.