I spent 2 years after undergrad working for my family’s agricultural company launching a new product line. I basically worked as a one person startup company establishing the legal entity, the marketing and branding (naming the product, creating the graphic design of the label, etc), and doing sales. I realized that my liberal arts background wasn’t sufficient for the hard skills I needed to be in business beyond my ‘guess and check’ method of trying things to see what worked, and abandoning those that didn’t.
AT&T — Time Warner Deal Confirms Walled Gardens Future of Entertainment
With Time Warner deal, AT&T aims to be mobile entertainment powerhouse. Professor Hemant Bhargava analyzes the value of the merger and how the media and entertainment industry is deep in the throes of disruption.
Why Google is Expanding Into Hardware and Why Now
Google recently announced a major move into several hardware products: Google Pixel (smartphones), Daydream View (virtual reality), Google Home (digital home) and Google Assistant (AI-based personal assistant).
Does Your Company Have a Succession Plan?
Companies are experiencing an enormous loss of talent at the executive, management and supervisory levels. Is your company ready for the succession planning that must take place to be successful in the coming years?
Key to Your Business: Hiring the Right People for the Right Jobs
Knowing the best steps to take and the best tips to follow can make the difference between a good hire and a bad—and very costly one.
Who Ubers Who: How to Survive and Thrive in a Digital World of Mash-Ups, Matchmakers, and Marketplaces
Adapt or Die
It was a lot of fun attending Apigee’s “Adapt or Die” event on September 27 in the heart of San Francisco, and speaking on the panel “Who Ubers Who: How to Survive and Thrive in a Digital World of Mash-Ups, Matchmakers, and Marketplaces.”
Don’t Blame the (Tesla) AutoPilot!
Most of you must have seen the amply-broadcast and highlighted story about a fatal accident involving a Tesla in autopilot mode. Commentators were quick to blame, chastise, or at least question, Tesla’s autopilot software. The government watchdog NHTSA is investigating Tesla.
Networking: The Four Letter Word
My first reaction to everyone telling me how important networking is, was for me to get upset. I saw this as unfair and as a symptom of the inefficiency of the job market.
MBA Students Summer Internships on Instagram
Check out the Instagrams our Full-Time MBA students are posting about their summer internship experiences at Mars, Inc., Wrigley, Tesla (pictured) and more. Follow us on Instagram to see the stream of student and school photos throughout the year.
Trust: The Glue that Bonds Leaders and Employees
During her 15 years at Hewlett-Packard, Amy Stroud, an executive with the high-tech giant’s business strategy and development unit, watched as employee engagement sank at the company known as the “godfather of Silicon Valley.”
Taking Your Negotiations Skills to the Next Level
The art and science of negotiating effectively often means the difference between success and failure in outcomes that are important to you or your organization.
Back from the Brink: Building and Leading Great Teams through Adversity
The years 2000-2003 produced the steepest downturn in technology spending in history as the Internet bubble burst and took with it the telecom equipment boom and several others.
Karen Mesrobian: An Informational Interview