Archive for the 'Chicago GSB' Category
Hilarious post by Fake Steve on business school:
Some dude in B school wants to “shadow” me
I think this must be the scariest blog in the world. Or the saddest. [...]
Braintree Payment Solutions, winner of this year’s New Venture Challenge at the Chicago GSB, has bravely entered what is, as far as I can surmise, one of the murkiest, confusing, and frustrating industries out there: credit card processing.
I spoke with Bryan Johnson, CEO of Braintree, early on in my search for a web based [...]
Looks like LinkedIn is lining up an IPO exec team…hoping to hit $100m in revs this year. LinkedIn replaced CEO Reid Hoffman earlier this year as well. Very interesting.
This concept of an IPO team reminds me of Steven Kaplan’s research on the importance of the horse (technology, idea, etc.) or the jockey (management) [...]
After four years and ~5o exams, this past weekend I received my degrees from the University of Chicago Law School and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. It feels great to finally have the diplomas in hand, and I’m extremely excited to now be able to focus 100% of my time in [...]
I had the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion this afternoon, hosted by my school’s JD/MBA association, entitled “CEO Hiring, Firing and Compensation in a Post-SOX Private Equity Boom.” The panelists were Professor Steven Kaplan (GSB), who testified to Congress about CEO compensation and HR 1257 in March of this year, Professor Douglas Baird [...]
The philosophies generally associated with the University of Chicago usually orbit around free markets, rational actors, and economic efficiencies. These were generally borne out of the Friedman & Stigler cohort and the Chicago School of Economics which reached its peak during the mid-80’s still is a dominant force in economics, politics, and law today.
An [...]
I attended a talk today given by Nobel laureate Gary Becker entitled “How to Improve United States Immigration Policy.” Becker is one of the most prominent of the Chicago school of economists and won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1992 for his work in the field of price theory. He is [...]
Last night I helped out with the Chicagoland Entrepreneurship Center’s Fast Pitch Competition. The event was co-sponsored by The GSB, Kellogg, and De Paul and a bunch of my GSB classmates entered with hopes of winning the $5,000 prize. Each entrant in the contest had 3 minutes to pitch to a panel [...]
I just read this case for my Technology Strategy class, and it is by far the best business school case I have come across to date. It gives a great overview of the development of the Linux ecosystem, how Red Hat came out of the mix, and the business challenges that face Red Hat post-IPO [...]
KnowledgeBid- General Expert: Motorcycle DealershipsWe have consultations available for people intimately familiar with motorcycle dealerships. We would like to discuss customer buying habits and trends that have emerged over the last several months, as well as what you think is coming in the market. Ideal candidates will own motorcycle dealerships.
- Resellers/Users/Customers: Corporate Video Conferencing ProductsWe have consultations available for individuals that can provide updates on the sales trends and evaluations for the video conferencing market. Companies of interest include: Tandberg, Polycom, Cisco and Hewlett Packard. Ideal candidates will be a customer, user or reseller of video conferencing products.
- General Expert: Automotive Fasteners (OEM)We are interested in speaking to anyone who is familiar with the competitive landscape of OEM fasteners business in the U.S., as related to manufacturers like Cummins, Boeing, and Harley Davidson and in the UK with Ford's Premier Automotive Group (Jaguar/Land Rover/Aston Martin) and others. Ideal candidates will have deep industry experience and knowledge of the competitive landscape and trends within the industry.
- General Expert/Instructor: Deception & Social Engineering DetectionWe would like to speak with people who have experience training employees of financial institutions in the art of detecting deception/social engineering. Ideal candidates will have a deep background in instruction/teaching these types of techniques and strong empirical data that supports efficacy of their methods.
- Purchaser/General Expert: Human Resource Information SystemsWe are looking for people who evaluate performance management, talent management, and human resources information systems. Ideal candidates should be familiar with the popular vendors out there such as Success Factors, Taleo and other and be able to discuss advantages and disadvantages of the software and services.
- General Expert: IT ProcurementWe are interested in speaking with IT procurement professionals about trends they have seen in budgets and spending over the last several months. Ideal candidates will manage IT procurement budgets and make purchasing decisions for their organization.
- Retail Buyer: Shoes and FootwareWe would like to speak with retail buyers who deal with shoe purchasing. Ideal candidates will be department store shoe buyers or shoe buyers in other retail sectors. We would like to discuss trends in shoe retail and what you think will happen in the industry over the next 6 - 12 months.
- General Expert: Gaming (Activision)We are looking for people who can comment on Activision's outlook over the next 6-12 months. How will games lke Guitar Hero, World of Warcraft, Bond, Starcraft, Diablo and Call of Duty do? What would be expected in terms of subscriber growth? What challenges lie ahead? We'd be interested in talking to someone at a specialty PC maker like Alienware or a video game analyst with experience talking to investment fund managers.
- Dentists & End Users of Dental LaboratoriesWe are conducting a research project on the use of dental laboratories for various products, including crowns and bridges, and removable devices (dentures, cast partials, etc.). In addition to understanding general product usage and procedure trends, we are interested in the impact of new technologies, such as the CEREC system, and of foreign import products on the use of dental labs in the U.S.
- General Expert: Lawn/Garden Retail (Fertilizer)I am interested in learning about recent trends in the fertilizer industry regarding brands, recent consumer demand, and the extent to which consumers are "trading down" from recognized brand name products. Ideal candidate would be a Regional Manager of the Lawn & Garden department of a prominent retail store.
- General Expert: Motorcycle Dealerships
