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ESADE time

Greetings from Javier Solana's class in Geopolitics, my monthly snorefest at ESADE. Today's class is about economic deleveraging in Europe. It's actually a topic that interests me but after a long day, and with springtime Barcelona waiting for me when I get out, I can't seem to muster the energy to pay attention.   I would like to take this opportunity to share some sundy news with all of you.   - I've decided to spend the summer at a media startup in San Francisco called Fair Observer. My role is hybrid: editorial, investor pitches, and user experience. The 10 employees will live in a house together, Facebook style. It will certainly be fun and hopefully we can achieve good things. The founders of the company are 3 MBA's - two from Wharton, one from INSEAD. Who knows, after hearing from  Tal Raviv  about how much surfing entrepreneurs get to do, maybe I'll like it.   - I've been writing and sourcing articles for Fair Observer already. Today, one was pub...

Movember update

Hello, friends. Here is some info that chronicles my recent beans. I'm sorry this is generic, but hopefully you will respect my honesty in admitting so and not begrudge my lack of time to tailor to each recipient.   I am studying an MBA at Esade in Barcelona. Hopefully this is not news to any of you. I have applied to some interesting jobs for the summer. I will tell you: - Management consulting with all the big management consulting firms, bla bla bla - Product development and strategy with Samsung in Texas. All my stupid Microsoft experience might finally come in handy! - Market research with J&J in Ft Washington, PA. This is a very scary opportunity because the job is EXACTLY what we did at Rosetta (meaning I am highly qualified, in my humble opinion) AND it's in the town next to where my parents live (meaning I would have come all the way to Barcelona just to go back to where I started) - Strategy with ebay and Amazon. I don't know if I care about e-commerce strateg...

How to misrun a summer camp

I guess you’re curious about how Camp Espana works. Well, it’s very  interesting. Let’s start off by reviewing the general American camp  paradigm. By late Spring you’d have the final list of campers, with a  deposit paid. You’d have one, potentially two, waves of arrivals: at  the beginning of camp and midway through. And you’d split the campers  into bunks by age, with each bunk getting its own schedule of daily  activities. Now I will tell you how to run a camp completely counter to all the  best practices. First, you have arrivals and departures each week and send staff on random excursions to the airport.  Campers sign up at the last minute and arrive with  4,000 euros in cash to pay for their stay. You never know  exactly who’s coming until they arrive so you don't bother planning who will live with whom: when someone arrives, you try to sort our their accommodations.  There are no bunks. Staff are responsible for coordinating...