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Hugo & Hoby
The story of Hugo & Hoby, a company that produces flat packed, highly customizable, and sustainable furniture using domestic skills and materials, is an unlikely one.
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The Snowmen of SOM
Cohort competitions are sometimes a little bit impromptu. For example: a blizzard arrived in New Haven bringing a lot of snow, and also a golden opportunity for more than a little fun!
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A C-Level View of China
The subject under discussion at the CEO Summit on the morning of December 18, 2014, was one at the top of the agenda in c-suite offices and boardrooms around the world: what to make of China.
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My Journey Began with the Natural Capital Course
The name of the course was “Natural Capital: Risks and opportunities in global resource systems,” and it truly represented to me the unexpected door to an incredible array of new opportunities for my professional and personal development.
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Wrapping Up the Year with a Winter Formal
I can’t believe that one quarter of my MBA program is now done! It’s a bitter sweet feeling. This time of the year is one of the busiest times as we are juggling internship applications, exams for our Core classes and everything else!
Finding Community Over Coffee
Coffeehouse, a semester-ly talent show put on by the Arts and Culture Club, opened my eyes to just how baller my friends are in and out of the classroom.
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Welcome to Yale SOM! Here are Some Things that Might be on Your Mind…
December 8th was a time of great excitement at Yale SOM, as we welcomed in new members of the Class of 2017.
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A Lesson in Leadership
In the summer of 2008, shortly after graduating from college, I got my start on Wall Street as an analyst at Citigroup. As it turns out, my timing was not very fortuitous.