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Entries from March 2009

Harvard Endowment Problem

March 19, 2009 · Comments Off

How truly qualified are all these executives who earned their MBAs from Harvard’s prestigious Business School when it cannot even handle its own endowment – investing in some of the same risky financial instruments/derivatives that caused this economic meltdown in the first place?

Makes you wonder doesn’t it…?…

ABCNews.com article detailing Harvard’s endowment problem.

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2009 Graduates – Keep Your Job Expectations In Check!

March 19, 2009 · Comments Off

In the midst of a recession, 2009 “Graduates” need to remember to keep their job expectations in check.  Be creative, open-minded, resourceful and most importantly, don’t lose faith!  Here’s an article from Reuters with some advice/pointers.

Source: Ryan Amasaki – MBA Candidate, Class of 2009

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Business Startup Competition

March 13, 2009 · Comments Off

The founder of the Drucker Women in Leadership Association (WILA) discovered this competition for entrepreneurs who are interested:

“Pitch 2009 is a unique startup competition open to early-stage ventures globally. Eligible startups are in alpha or beta stage, and must have at least one female founder. Deadline to apply: April 10th, 2009.

Pitch 2009 can get you started by giving you a chance to PITCH. Our goal is to encourage entrepreneurial women to launch startups and, with feedback from the judging panel of investors and experienced executives, take their businesses to the next level.”

See Pitch 2.0 Startup Competition for details.

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Congrats to the 2009-2010 DSSA Board

March 11, 2009 · Comments Off

We look forward to working with you and helping you transition into your new role.

Cheers,

2008-2009 DSSA Board

DSSA President
Nicholas Hsu

DSSA VP of Operations
Joy Park

DSSA VP of Communications
Joshua Schare

DSSA Treasurer

Junko Suzuki

GSC Representatives
Becky Bakkers
Matt Donovan

DSSA Event Coordinator
Ryo Takahashi

DSSA Blog Manager
Kiara Graffio

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