Top 10 Things I Learned in Business School #7 – Read everything you can get your hands on A question I was asked last week was: What is the most important quality you would consider in hiring someone? This was especially important as it was during an interview for a […]
Top 10 Things I Learned in Business School #8 There is always something you can get better at Humility is important in business school. There is way too much to read, get involved in, write, model in excel, and drink. You have to be humble enough to admit your mistakes […]
Top 10 things I learned in business school #9 Be interested in something #10 was a total softball, but an important lesson that many people miss. #9, on the other hand, is an affliction that you have to shake. Great opportunities are around every corner, but sometimes people don’t bother […]
Months of hard work recently paid off for two Tulane MBAs as they took first and second place at the IdeaVillage-504ward Business Plan competition. The plan was sponsored by private donations from the city of New Orleans and received 146 submissions. Ishaneka Williams, a first-year MBA, and her business partner […]
What prompted you to enter the competition? I am a native New Orleanian so working to eliminate the ‘brain drain’ and loss of talent from the city is very dear to me. I wanted to be a part of the solution and the competition gave us that opportunity. I love […]
The Top Ten Things I Learned in Business School Number 10: Presentation is Everything Why do (non-MBA) people think stock brokers make so much money? When I was in 9th grade, we had a stock broker come to my economics class and everyone thought the guy was richer than god. […]
A weekend to celebrate Last weekend was full of fun events. Tulane Entrepreneurs’ Association hosted its 9th annual Business Plan Competition (BPC), and two Tulane teams took first and second prize at the 504ward business competition. This weekend $265,000 was given out in cash and prizes to entrepreneurs and […]
A weekend to celebrate Last weekend was full of fun events. Tulane Entrepreneurs’ Association hosted its 9th annual Business Plan Competition (BPC), and two Tulane teams took first and second prize at the 504ward business competition. This weekend $265,000 was given out in cash and prizes to entrepreneurs and […]
Along with Crawfish season (see below) April also means all sorts of choices for activities in New Orleans. Two weeks ago we had an Ironman triathlon and one week ago was the Cresecent City Classic which included 20,000 runners, many of which were Tulane MBAs and professors. Pictured above are […]
Late March and early April brings the start of Crawfish season to New Orleans. Tulane sure does know how to embrace it. This picture illustrates how over 16,000 pounds of crawfish was passed out to Tulane students and staff at the 2009 Crawfest. It was a free all day event […]