From Amongst the Stars
April 21, 2011 at 3:02 am
Yesterday marked the last day of in person contact with our project sponsors. They have sent us some preliminary information to analyze and signed off on the project scope and ... (
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April 17, 2011 at 4:43 am
Apparently, Brits will bet on anything. I was just watching the BBC and there was a short clip on questions Brits were asking and what bookies were placing in terms of odds of ... (
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April 17, 2011 at 4:07 am
After taking some time to do a whirlwind tour of the Mediterranean, I’m back in Thessaloniki to finish my last class of the Exchange as well as my MBA program: Service Management ... (
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April 7, 2011 at 9:20 am
Looking at the Parthenon being restored, it reminds me of another Greek concept: the ship of Theseus. It is essentially an identity dilemma: If you take care of something, but ... (
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April 7, 2011 at 8:32 am
Today I visited the Parthenon which is one of my favourite buildings and the preeminent landmark of Athens and located in the Acropolis. And yet, many people are ... (
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April 7, 2011 at 8:04 am
The Athens Metro is one of the newest and most beautiful metro systems in the world despite (or rather because) it took an immensely long time to build. This is because as they ... (
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April 6, 2011 at 5:44 am
I tend to have a recklessly casual travel style when it comes to recreational travel (e.g. going to Mt Olympus when it’s closed because I won't be back for a few years). While ... (
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April 5, 2011 at 11:06 am
This is an instruction guide for anyone who might be interested in visiting Mount Olympus on a student budget. I thought I should write this down as I had unusual difficulty getting ... (
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April 2, 2011 at 6:16 pm
Later tonight (or, more accurately, early tomorrow morning) I will be flying out of London for Thessaloniki, Greece for my last course: Service Management Field trip, a consulting ... (
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April 2, 2011 at 6:09 pm
In our discussions in our Managing Corporate Turnarounds class during our financial restructuring session, I got to thinking about what it would take to be made whole in a bankruptcy ... (
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March 31, 2011 at 1:34 pm
WednesdayOften when things go wrong, people are inclined to fire the management. However, in the real world, things are hardly ever that simple. Firing management, like anything ... (
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March 29, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Tonight, there was a Rotman panel discussion hosted at the Savoy Hotel in London by our dean, Roger Martin, on “Artistry Unleashed: Pursuing Great Performance in Work and Life ... (
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March 29, 2011 at 8:25 pm
This week, I’m taking a block week course (one week intensive following the 10 week standard course period) at LBS: Managing Corporate Turnarounds. So far this course has actually ... (
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March 24, 2011 at 8:35 am
The bizarre truth is that it’s actually cheaper to visit other parts of Europe than it is to stay in London. With the end of the term (and MBA program) upon us, many students ... (
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March 15, 2011 at 5:06 pm
We just completed our final presentation in the Emerging Markets class taught by Linda Yueh at LBS. Our group chose China, and we did a cross section of important business factors ... (
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March 14, 2011 at 12:09 pm
With the last week of the core 10 week period upon us at LBS, things have dramatically started to pick up. I have my final exam for Behavioural Finance on Thursday which promises ... (
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March 9, 2011 at 2:45 pm
Apparently, our final round presentation for the Financial Executives International Case Competition is now available online. Unfortunately, I can't embed it into the blog, but ... (
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March 9, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Just now, we had the inaugural talk for the Socially Responsible Private Equity talk given by Ken Mehlman, KKR's Global Head of Public Affairs. He was the Chairman of the United ... (
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March 8, 2011 at 3:04 am
The past few weeks have been pretty busy with a variety of events. LBS hosted its first combined TMT conference with the technology and media club on Friday Feb 25th with speakers ... (
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February 21, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Today the YCIF in London hosted its first conference call. The speaker was Mr. Carlos Leitao, Chief Economist and Strategist at Laurentian Bank of Canada. He gave some great insight ... (
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February 21, 2011 at 9:57 am
The past few weekends in London have been interesting.This past weekend the LBS International office hosted a London sightseeing event on a red double decker bus touring around ... (
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February 10, 2011 at 11:58 pm
At the break in behavioural finance, I was speaking to a prop trader about the mechanics of the market. This reminded me of my short trading exercise in the Rotman Finance Lab ... (
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February 8, 2011 at 10:44 pm
One graph I've seen which I thought was clever was a breakdown of change in EV. This brings together many other details I've learned about M&A, LBO's and transactions in general.Previously, ... (
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February 8, 2011 at 10:19 pm
So it turns out I’m not entirely crazy.Obviously, one of the benefits of going on exchange is to meet new people and learn from new experiences. Previously, I had posted on a ... (
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February 4, 2011 at 10:42 am
Yesterday, the Young Canadians in Finance organized their inaugural event in London at the Royal Automobile Club. The guest speaker was from the Canadian High Commission and spoke ... (
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