What's The Best Study For A Enterprising Inventor?

[Siembaal]

Hello, I want to become an inventor and start my own business. I have to choose between Mechanical Engineering or Engineering, the latter is a broad major with a entrepeneering aspect but it has a lower math level. Which study is the best for me? Thanks in advance!

[IJKLM]

Want to be an inventor and entrepreneur?

Don't study engineering!

I did study engineering. I was good at it. Now I consult on businesses, but the common view among my fellow consultants is to think carefully before putting an engineer in charge of the company.

Engineers can get too bogged down in detail; tend to look for linear solutions and tend to see problems, rather than opportunities.

My best advice would be to try to get a job in sales, so that you learn the key commercial skills. You will never make money as an entrepreneur if you cannot sell the concept to investors.

General eng

[IJKLM]

sorry - hit 'return' by mistake.

General engineering gives you an understanding of many mathematical techniques in fluids, electronics, soil mechanics, rotating machinery and so on.

Mech Eng will be more specific, with less of the electrics and civil stuff.

Probably best to stay as broad as you can, until you know where you want to go.

[Prudie]

If you want to be an entrepreneur and start your own business you'd do far better to do a Business Admin type degree. Those are the skills you need to make yours work. As for the product - invent it.

[woofgang]

I think before you choose you college studies, you need to decide what kind of thing you are wanting to invent.....engineering is only useful of you want to invent engineering stuff.....