A consultant, a corporate defector and a VC walked into an MBA and came out with a podcast. Over two years at IESE, Shruthi, Prerna and Damian worked on breaking into European Venture Capital through endless coffee chats and notebooks full of golden advice from people at different parts of the space. Analysts, scouts, GPs…
IESE Experience
Dear Incoming Class of 2028…
First of all – Congratulations!!! You earned your seat at IESE, one of the best business schools worldwide – and whatever it took to get here, it was worth it. Take a second before anything else and let that sink in. Celebrate this moment. The journey of a lifetime starts very soon. We sat exactly…
Exploring the Intersection of Sustainability and AI in my Internship
One of the main reasons I chose IESE was its strong commitment to sustainability. From my application essays to my interviews, sustainability was a central part of the story I wanted to build during my MBA. I wasn’t simply looking for electives or credentials. I wanted opportunities that would help me understand how sustainability is…
What I Learned as an IESE Future Leaders in Sustainability Awardee
This year, I’m honored to have received the IESE Future Leaders in Sustainability Award 2026 and to have attended the Doing Good Doing Well conference in February. Why I applied for FLSA My passion for sustainability has deep personal roots. I grew up in rural Galicia, raised in a context where respect and care for…
From Idea to MVP: IESE’s Pitch Day in Action
The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Management II course culminated in a high-energy, highly competitive Pitch Day on March 25, where IESE MBA students unveiled AI-driven ventures built through an intensive hackathon journey. Guided by professors Liinus Hietaniemi, Jeroen Neckebrouck and Sandra Sieber, teams moved rapidly from trend identification to Minimum Viable Product (MVP) development and validation….
