Going back to get an MBA is a safe harbor to try things…that is, once the all-important summer internship that leads to a job offer has been nailed down. This often leaves the opportunity to try new classes and to explore other careers. None so appetizing and “in” than entrepreneurship–it has always sounded sooo cool. […]
Let’s play a fun game. Do you remember the pet rock? How about beanie babies? Tamagotchis? What about planking? Tebowing? Lolcat? All of these are fads. They spring out of nowhere and soar in popularity only to be forgotten for the next craze. Why does this happen? Popular culture? Rise of social media? Internet trolls? […]
Have you ever organized a dinner at a restaurant with friends and you all are in the mood for a bottle of wine? All of a sudden there is subdued, organized chaos. Each person looks at the menu calmly and pretends to read it like these names on there are recognizable, only to pass it […]
Late stage, early stage, thesis driven, opportunity driven, fund I, fund XV, operating experience, non-operating experience, Sand Hill Road, SoMa, even the person you end up sharing an UberPool ride with, San Francisco is filled with venture capital. Being an outsider as both a Southern Californian (vs. Nor-Cal) and East Coast b-school (vs. Stanford or […]
The first semester has come to a close. Too much time on our hands. Not enough staring at Excel spreadsheets. Back to interpersonal relationships outside of MBA world. Back to dealing with emotions and everyday people not obsessed with talking about their “careers”. Which means, I can’t find anything to talk about with them… […]