2020 has seemed like the year where everything has gone wrong. As MBAs looking for both learning and networking opportunities, we were looking for a bit of solace. And what better way to turn our year around than with one of the largest tech conferences on the planet? In 2019, IESE students organized the first ever…
Have you ever wondered what kind of career and internship opportunities might be available for IESE students in the world of energy? While 10 years ago the conversation was likely dominated by oil & gas, the modern energy transition has opened dozens of exciting opportunities in energy for students interested in strategy, finance, tech, startups,…
In this post, Margherita Guerra (MBA Class of 2021) reflects on her first year and explains how coaching from our CDC team supported her learning journey in the MBA. Can you please tell us more about yourself? I can’t say I grew up aware of it, but I did grow up in a multicultural family….
How I leveraged my network to analyze the impact of COVID in different industries Close to the end of my MBA, my whole class was caught by surprise by the COVID pandemic. We were forced to stay in our homes for several weeks and I saw my friends going through a hard time to push…
Are entrepreneurs born or made (in business schools)? The word ‘entrepreneur’, was first coined by Richard Cantillon, an Irish-French economist, in his book Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en Général (written around 1730!), where he defines entrepreneurs as non-fixed income earners, risk-bearers and people that brought equilibrium to the market by correctly predicting consumer preferences….