Posts filed under “Cambridge MBA”
Signs of a very weak economy, how Clare College is taking advantage
This article in the New York Times shows exactly how weak the economy has become: In the market equivalent of shoveling cash under the mattress, hordes of buyers were so eager on Tuesday to park money in the world’s safest investment, United States government debt, that they agreed to accept a zero percent rate of [...]
Hacking the GMAT
I was thinking recently that it was only about a year or so ago that I finally decided to apply for business school. Registering (and paying!) for the GMAT was a first big step into making it real. For those people that are reading this and have yet to take the GMAT, I have just [...]
An MBA Rugby Blue, the last sprint and a magnificent cover letter
I want to say a public congratulations to Doug Rowe, a fellow Cambridge MBA student. Just yesterday he was named as the scrum-half for the Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club 1st XV in their Varsity Match against Oxford at Twickenham Stadium next Thursday (the 11th). He will be a bit of a rare commodity; [...]
Finance, by Bill Janeway
Last week we had the pleasure of hearing Bill Janeway speak to our MBA class. Bill was formerly vice-chairman of Warburg Pincus (the Private Equity fund) and is still a Senior Advisor to the company. He sits on a number of boards, and is incredibly active at Cambridge. In fact, you may recognize him from [...]
Meeting Michael van Swaaij, Chairman (and former CEO) of Skype
On Monday this week our MBA class had the opportunity to hear Michael van Swaaij speak to our class. He is the current Chairman of Skype, having previously served as CEO of Skype and Chief Strategy Officer (amongst other roles) at eBay. First of all, I have to say that he was a fantastic speaker. [...]
A Sunday post…
I saw this yesterday via Fred Wilson. For those of us in Business School, I think it’s critically important to keep a holistic vision of our life and goals in mind. This video really says it all.
Rowing, couples, and an elegant Jesus College dinner
The big thing that I was trying to focus on this weekend was the Four’s Head of the River Race, on the River Thames in London. Last year I rowed for Thames Rowing Club; this year I rowed for my Cambridge college crew (Jesus College Boat Club). The race went okay, but wasn’t spectacular. Our [...]
A few random notes
So there are a few things I’ve been meaning to post for a while, but haven’t gotten around to. I’m going to un-clog my mind and post a round-up of stuff here. Stephen Hawking will be retiring from the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. Apparently it’s traditional for the person in [...]