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I’m back at school. Spring break was too short. I’ve signed up for six classes in this last mini (second half of spring semester). I’m thinking I may be overdoing it. Spring is around the corner, I’m going to want to be outside pretty soon. I also have planned, as a personal goal, to learn…
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Mini 3 was definitely the most intense mini so far at Tepper. Five classes, tons of interviews, and the cold, snowy weather was finally taking its toll. I returned to New York City for spring break, and saw my family again for the first time since December. It was hard to believe that it had…
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I’m still recovering from last week’s VCIC competition. This weekend I participated in the Innovation Works Case Competition in which my team proposed buzz marketing campaign for the online social networking site, Qlique.com. We did not do as well as last week, though we had a strong showing with the judges. They enjoyed our presentation…
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Our team came in second (out of six teams) in Tepper’s internal VCIC competition! We spend the weekend analyzing four different companies and determining which (if any) of the companies to invest in. We had the opportunity to listen to investment pitches and later interview the entrepreneurs and company founders of these real-life startup companies.…
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So we spent the last week of the Doing Business in China program in Shanghai. This cool, modern city reminded me of New York with its many sky scrapers, incredible energy, and public transport system. Actually, it has more skyscrapers than New York, its packed with street vendors and entrepreneurs selling their wares, and the…
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So we are in Shanghai now for the second week of the “Doing Business in China” Program, a student-organized program organized by Tepper (CMU) Business School students. This two-week program includes lecture/seminars by Chinese professors and leading business people in the mornings, followed by company visits and presentations in the afternoon. During our free time…
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We had the day off today and visited the Great Wall of China before leaving for Shanghai on an overnight train. It was a beautiful, clear day but it was extremely cold day. The day’s high temperature reached a cold 27 degrees F with strong wind gusts. The Great Wall stretched out to the horizon…
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Today after our lecture we walked to the Forbidden City. The city was shrowded in mist, at least that’s what I told myself. I am pretty sure it was a thick layer of smog. The sun was barely visible, only appearing in the sky as a dim orange disc hanging above us. It barely warmed…
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Just a quick note about China. The smog is pretty bad here. Plus, I found it amazing/cool to see people use bamboo for scaffolding! Anyway, just a random, “I can’t believe it” type of post. Yes, it is actually daytime in this photo overlooking the Summer Palace (shot from the frozen lake). The sun is…
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Beijing’s Summer Palace was amazing. A must-see if you are in Beijing. We visited the summer palace after attending morning class at Peking University. It’s winter time in Beijing. In other words, it’s freezing!!! The lake at the Summer Palace was frozen solid. Well, it was frozen enough for people (including myself) to venture out…
David Mantilla 