In this interview, Juan Carlos Garavito shares his journey from an international career in economics to founding Moxē, a Colombian chocolate venture focused on social and environmental impact. Inspired by IESE’s GEMBA program, which broadened his global perspective, Garavito set out to support local communities by producing sustainable, fair-trade chocolate. His work contributes to Colombia’s […]
Meet Liinus Hietaniemi: Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and software entrepreneur
Let’s start at the beginning, can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you got to where you are today? I’m originally from Finland, the land of many lakes and forests. And few people. I spent my childhood playing sports and throwing snowballs in the suburbs of Helsinki. I moved to […]
TDK Ventures: From a successful story to case study
The Case Study Methodology: A Pillar of Business Education The case study methodology has long been a keystone of business education, providing students with practical, immersive learning experiences. Originating at Harvard Law School in 1870, the method was later adopted by Harvard Business School (HBS) in 1920 and has since become a dominant teaching tool […]
Jordi Amat (EMBA’17): Launching a startup with ChatGPT at no cost
Tell us a little bit about your background and how you got to where you are today? I’m from Barcelona. I studied Civil Engineering and started my career as a management consultant. I joined one of our clients (Falck) and took the opportunity to do the EMBA at IESE simultaneously. Just after graduation, I was […]
Get to know: Stan Yu, entrepreneur and MBA’24
In this interview with Stan Yu, the IESE MBA student and entrepreneur from Taiwan reflects on his journey from launching a failed fitness equipment project to co-founding Nocera, which went public in NASDAQ in 2022. Stan credits IESE for strengthening his business knowledge and facilitating connections that led him to join a European VC firm. […]
